Social Loafing

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconslacking in groups
Executive Parlanceeffort reduction
Scholarly Discoursecollective shirking
Babel ZenithSocial Loafing
Origin: Social Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Reducing effort when working in a group.

In the Boardroom

Working less hard when individual contribution isn't measured.

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