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Understanding Social Loafing

In: Misbehaviour and Dysfunctional Attitudes in Organizations

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  • Yair Amichai-Hamburger

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The effectiveness of work in groups has been investigated over several decades. One of the main areas of investigation has been to examine why groups almost inevitably fail to fulfil their potential. One of the first to study this area empirically was Steiner (1972). He argued that when a group of individuals is assembled together to solve a problem or to perform a task, the group activity will produce both losses and benefits; however, the overall result will be negative, namely, that the potential achievement of the group will remain unfulfilled.

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  • Yair Amichai-Hamburger, 2003. "Understanding Social Loafing," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Abraham Sagie & Shmuel Stashevsky & Meni Koslowsky (ed.), Misbehaviour and Dysfunctional Attitudes in Organizations, chapter 5, pages 79-102, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-28882-9_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230288829_5
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