The Amabala Corporation Is Reorganizing to Make More Extensive Use

question 76

True/False

The Amabala Corporation is reorganizing to make more extensive use of teams.The company plans to continue paying its workers based on their individual performance.This approach is likely to maximize the success of the team by encouraging all team members to exert their best effort.
A study co-authored by Jay Schuster found that when pay to team members is based strictly on individual performance it erodes team cohesiveness and makes it less likely the team will meet its goals as a collaborative effort.

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Definitions:

High Absenteeism

A significant or frequent lack of presence by employees at their place of work.

Social Discounting Bias

The tendency to devalue benefits or resources when they are to be shared with an increasing number of others.

Hostile Attribution Bias

The inclination to perceive the actions of others as being motivated by aggression, even if those actions are unclear or harmless.

Obstructionism

Deliberate interference or actions aimed at delaying or preventing progress or the accomplishment of an objective.