Question

After completing the lecture

and

reading assignment

s

,

write a

2

-

page minimum

(

500

words) paper

describing t

he phenomenon of social loafing

and the three

main causes of free

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riding. Identify strategies which can lessen the effect o

f social

loafing.

Answer 1

Social loafing is a phenomenon when a person working in a group , lowers his effort in the group which is aimed at a target. There are various reason for such behaviour but one most common among all us that person feel he cannot contribute to organisation success.

Reason

Diffusion of responsibility

Person does not feel any responsibility towards group and achieving them. He diffuses responsibility towards other group member who are actually fulfilling their role.

Matching of Effect

Here one person is invokvedinvokvedii .social loafing because he sees others donot work still they get equal compensation and benefit. So he reduces his own effort to match with otbers.

Suboptimal goal.

If goal is set at lower standard then group member may feel that goal dies not require much extra hard work and hence they get invole in social loafing.

Strategies to lessen loafing.

Team games. It help in understanding the need of cooperation to achieve a target. It , moreiverm helps in Interactio. That almeyafear

Instilling a sense of responsibility in every one so that none feels that they are not being watched and their efforts not significant.