Question

Which of the following strategies might help solve, or at least alleviate, the problem of social loafing? A. Assigning more group members to a project B. Making sure dissent is never welcome or tolerated C. Randomly assigning members to teams D. Giving names to teams and T-shirts to their members

Answer 1

Answer:

Giving names to teams and T-shirts to their members - D.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. Randomly assigning members to teams.

Explanation:

This is one way in which social loafing might be alleviated. Social loafing is a term that refers to a person exerting less effort to achieve a goal when he is part of a group than when he is working alone. The existence of social loafing means that teams are often less efficient when completing a job than individuals. A way to diminish this effect is by randomly assigning members to teams, as people are more likely to contribute fairly if they are collaborating with people they do not know very well.