Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes Social Loafing: a Meta-analytic Review and Theoretical Integration
By Steven, Karau, Kipling D. Williams, M. Bourgeois, D. Carlston, A. Eagly, Rebecca A. Henry, Janice R. Kelly, Norbert L. Kerr, Brian Mullen and 2 more
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Citations in the corpus
- Identification in Organizational Contexts: Linking Theory and Research from Social and Organizational Psychology (2001, unknown): “Meta-analyses confirm these assumptions (Karau and Williams 1993; Williams et al. 1993).”
- Transactive Memory Systems (2008, background): “The moderating impact of group size can also be examined in future research because people in larger groups are less committed to group goals (Karau & Williams, 1993).”
- How social norms are often a barrier to addressing climate change but can be part of the solution (2020, background): “Moreover, people may be concerned that others will free-ride, which can lead them not to contribute for fear of being taken advantage of (Kim & Walker, 1984; Karau & Williams, 1993).”
- Managing Joint Production Motivation: The Role of Goal Framing and Governance Mechanisms (2011, background): “…(Whyte, 1956), giving center stage to loyalty, submission, and impression management with loss of creativity and the possibility of “social loafing” (Karau & Williams, 1993; Sundaramurthy & Lewis 2003), rather than shared cognitions with individual intelligent effort on behalf of the common…”
- A Reexamination of Brainstorming Research: Implications for Research and Practice (2005, background): “Social loafing is more likely as the size of the group increases (Karau & Williams, 1993).”
- The Brainstorming Myth (2000, background): “Karau and Williams (1993) reviewed studies and came up with a Collective Effort Model.”
- Crowdfunding Creative Ideas: The Dynamics of Project Backers in Kickstarter (2015, unknown): “This idea is closely related to social loafing ( " a reduction in motivation and effort when individuals work collectively compared with when they work individually, " Karau and Williams 1993: 681).”