The effects of group cohesiveness on social loafing and social compensation.
Group Dynamics Theory Research and PracticePublished 1 June 1997
Steven J. Karau, Kipling D. Williams
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Abstract
Individuals often engage in social loafing, exerting less effort on collective rather than individual tasks. Two experiments tested the hypothesis that social loafing can be reduced or eliminated when individuals work in cohesive rather than noncohesive groups. In Experiment 1, secretarial students
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