Question

Han-Li and 5 of his co-workers at IBM Korea have been assigned to work on a new product together. John at IBM America has also been assigned to work on the new product with 5 of his co-workers. According to research on the differences between collectivistic and individualistic cultures, which person is more likely to exhibit social loafing?

Answer 1

Answer:John at IBM America is likely to exhibit social loafing.

Explanation:

According to research, a Collectivistic culture as seen in countries like  China, Korea, and Japan,  is one that characterized by group prioritization above  personal interest while Individualistic culture as seen in countries like United States is one characterized by individual's needs before group goals.

Also, Social loafing is a situation where an individual put less effort when working as a group to perform a task to achieve a goal, but  may give his  best when working solely on the project.

From the definitions above, its likely that an individual with a social loafing mindset may come from an individualistic culture as seen in a country like United States. Therefore, we can infer that John at IBM America is likely to exhibit social loafing.