SCENARIO 6-3 Executives at Moonlight Auto feel that the work teams in their factory are not as productive as they need to be if the company is to gain competitive advantage in the market place.Managers plan to set the conditions for high team work and performance that will result in productivity gains for the company.
A significant danger to high performance is that some individuals may not carry their full load; this could cause a reduction in efficiency if individuals believe their contribution cannot be measured.Should this occur it would be known as
A)redundancy.
B)negative cohesiveness.
C)social loafing.
D)social facilitation effect.
E)redundancy and negative synergy.

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Social loafing refers to the tendency of some individuals to reduce their effort or contribution to a group task because they believe their individual contribution cannot be measured or because they believe that others will carry their share of the workload. This can lead to a reduction in productivity and efficiency in the team.

SCENARIO 6-3 Executives at Moonlight Auto Feel That the Work