Imagine you are an efficiency consultant with social psychological training and the local pickle company asks you to help it increase individual pickle packing productivity.Considering the phenomenon of social loafing,you should recommend
A) that the number of employees packing pickles should be increased quickly.
B) that the number of employees packing pickles should be increased slowly over time.
C) that the employees packing pickles should wear uniforms.
D) that individual packing productivity be made identifiable in some way.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Social loafing is a phenomenon where individuals tend to reduce their effort when working in a group, assuming that their individual contribution will not be noticed, and others will compensate for their actions. To combat this, it is recommended to make individual packing productivity identifiable in some way. By introducing measures that differentiate and measure individual productivity, such as assigning specific tasks, targets and objectives for each worker, the tendency of social loafing can be reduced. Therefore, option D is the best choice. Option A is not recommended as it could potentially worsen the social loafing problem. Option B and C are irrelevant to the issue.

Imagine You Are an Efficiency Consultant with Social Psychological Training