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The purpose of this research is to elaborate development perspectives of the social group cohesion seeking to reduce the incidence of the phenomenon. The authors analyse theoretical and empirical studies on social loafing and based on this analysis try to identify the causes of the phenomenon. In the article, analysis of the concept of social loafing is presented, distinguishing the essential demotivating factors in working groups of organisations. Moreover, the reasons of occurrence and existence of social loafing are analysed in a way of grouping them. The beliefs of employees and their behaviours conditioned by them are discussed, determining the emergence and/or suppression of social loafing.

Development Perspectives of the Social Group Cohesion in Reducing Social Loafing

Management of Organizations: Systematic Research

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The purpose of this research is to elaborate development perspectives of the social group cohesion seeking to reduce the incidence of the phenomenon. The...

Development Perspectives of the Social Group Cohesion in Reducing Social Loafing

Online veröffentlicht: 01. Juli 2017

Seitenbereich: 185 - 202

Eingereicht: 09. Feb. 2017

Akzeptiert: 30. Mai 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mosr-2017-0011

Schlüsselwörter
social loafing, group work, group cohesion, reasons, organisation

© 2017

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

Development Perspectives of the Social Group Cohesion in Reducing Social Loafing

Online veröffentlicht: 01. Juli 2017

Seitenbereich: 185 - 202

Eingereicht: 09. Feb. 2017

Akzeptiert: 30. Mai 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mosr-2017-0011

Schlüsselwörtersocial loafing, group work, group cohesion, reasons, organisation

© 2017

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

Schlüsselwörter
social loafing, group work, group cohesion, reasons, organisation