BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT
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Cross-training
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Social loafing
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Work team
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Cohesiveness
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Detailed explanation-1: -Social Loafing.-Occurs when workers withhold their efforts and fail to perform their share of the work.
Detailed explanation-2: –Social loafing occurs when workers withhold their efforts and fail to perform their share of the work.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social loafing is a term used in social psychology. It’s what happens when someone puts in less effort when they’re judged as part of a group. This level of effort is lower compared to when the same person is working alone or judged individually. When working alone, many people tend to put in more effort.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is Social Loafing? Social loafing is a natural occurrence whereby employees tend to reduce their effort when working in a group rather than on their own (Karau & Williams, 1993). Social loafing is a pervasive phenomenon that reduces employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.
Detailed explanation-5: -Social loafing can lead to low productivity and poor group performance. Social loafing pervades our lives, regardless of task type. When asked to demonstrate physical effort such as shouting, people shout louder and longer when they are alone than when they are in pairs or in groups of six (Latane et al., 1979).