Discussing How the Refusal or Rejection Benefits the Reader or Someone

question 30

True/False

Discussing how the refusal or rejection benefits the reader or someone other than your organization makes a bad-news message sound selfish.

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The tendency of individuals to exert less effort on a task when working in a group than when working alone.

Motivation

The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way; the general desire or willingness of someone to do something.

Social Loafing

A phenomenon where individuals exert less effort when working in a group than when working individually.

Disjunctive Task

A task for which the group’s performance is dependent on the performance of the best group member.