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Do people work less in groups?

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Do people work less in groups? — SHR, Bern
Do people work less in groups? — SHR, Bern

Do people work less in groups? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Karau and Williams (1993, JPSP) confirm social loafing, reduced when individual contribution is identifiable.

The limit

Mostly short experiments. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Do people work less in groups? — SHR, Bern — Berne
Do people work less in groups? — SHR, Bern — Berne

Practical check in Bern

Make individual contributions visible in shared deliverables. To go further: explore the Team Performance training in Bern, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Team Performance in Bern

Team Performance training in Bern — in practice
Team Performance training in Bern — in practice
Team Performance training in Bern — hands-on workshop
Team Performance training in Bern — hands-on workshop
Team Performance training in Bern — on the ground
Team Performance training in Bern — on the ground

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