Kimberly Suspects That Some Members of Her Command Group Are

question 94

Multiple Choice

Kimberly suspects that some members of her command group are not contributing as much as other members and yet the overall goals of the group are being met. What could Kimberly do to minimize any social loafing that might be taking place?

• A)Clearly communicate to all members why each individual contribution is valuable to the organization.
• B)Offer a group reward to incentivize all members to make sure the group goals are achieved.
• C)Increase the size of the group so there is more peer pressure to perform.
• D)Make sure group goals are easily identifiable and achievable.
• E)Increase the size of the group so there are more resources than needed to accomplish group goals.

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