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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploratory investigation of team units in a graduate management course at a New York university. The fourteen participants were managers and aspiring leaders enrolled primarily in an MBA program. In the classroom, teams are often formed haphazardly and not intentionally based on research tested instruments. A research-based educational model and instrument was applied to the teams. Results indicated that formulating teams according to students' learning patterns had value for the instructor and participants. Learning pattern theory seemed to be the "ice-breaker" that helped students relate to one another, ...