In teams where the individual efforts are pooled together and are not evaluated individually. If the team members have less apprehension of individual evaluation then they are more likely to slack off and tend to take free ride on the group efforts. Its true in both collectivist(although lesser) and individualistic society.
However, in a team when the individual efforts are evaluated and rewarded accordingly, it leads to greater evaluation apprehension and the individual team members are more motivated to put their best performance.
Sometimes, the members in group would perform more than their capacity if they feel the rest of the team is unreliable. Also, in some cases less capable would put in more effort to match to the higher productivity of other team members.
Groups loaf less when the members are friends, identify themselves and feel indispensable to their group. A small cohesive group with a task which is challenging, appealing and involving is more likely to be more productive collectively then individually.
However, in a team when the individual efforts are evaluated and rewarded accordingly, it leads to greater evaluation apprehension and the individual team members are more motivated to put their best performance.
Sometimes, the members in group would perform more than their capacity if they feel the rest of the team is unreliable. Also, in some cases less capable would put in more effort to match to the higher productivity of other team members.
Groups loaf less when the members are friends, identify themselves and feel indispensable to their group. A small cohesive group with a task which is challenging, appealing and involving is more likely to be more productive collectively then individually.
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