<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Reduction of social loafing in the organization and increase of group synergy are integral objectives of human resource management, setting high requirements to the quality of managerial solutions. The purpose of this research is to develop managerial solutions that increase the effect of group synergy and reduce the spread of social loafing. The article analyses the concept of the social loafing phenomenon distinguishing the essential demotivators in work groups of organizations. The reasons of occurrence and existence of social loafing are analysed as well, differentiating them into groups. The authors also discuss beliefs and behaviour of employees in organizations that lead to the emergence and (or) suppression of the social loafing phenomenon. Based on a comparative and systemic logical analysis of scientific literature, as well as the results of empirical research, there are developed managerial solutions using the modelling method.</p></abstract>

Reduction of social loafing in the organization and increase of group synergy are integral objectives of human resource management, setting high requirements to the quality of managerial solutions. The purpose of this research is to develop managerial solutions that increase the effect of group synergy and reduce the spread of social loafing. The article analyses the concept of the social loafing phenomenon distinguishing the essential demotivators in work groups of organizations. The reasons of occurrence and existence of social loafing are analysed as well, differentiating them into groups. The authors also discuss beliefs and behaviour of employees in organizations that lead to the emergence and (or) suppression of the social loafing phenomenon. Based on a comparative and systemic logical analysis of scientific literature, as well as the results of empirical research, there are developed managerial solutions using the modelling method.

Managerial Solutions that Increase the Effect of Group Synergy and Reduce Social Loafing

Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management

Management of Organizations: Systematic Research

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Reduction of social loafing in the organization and increase of group synergy are integral objectives of human resource management, setting high requirements...

Managerial Solutions that Increase the Effect of Group Synergy and Reduce Social Loafing

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 109 - 129

Received: Sep 14, 2017

Accepted: Dec 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mosr-2017-0019

Keywords
social loafing, group work, group synergy, managerial solutions

© 2017 Jolita Vveinhardt et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Managerial Solutions that Increase the Effect of Group Synergy and Reduce Social Loafing

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 109 - 129

Received: Sep 14, 2017

Accepted: Dec 10, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mosr-2017-0019

Keywordssocial loafing, group work, group synergy, managerial solutions

© 2017 Jolita Vveinhardt et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
social loafing, group work, group synergy, managerial solutions