ORGS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Social Loafing

• School: York University
• Department: Organization Studies
• Course: ORGS 1000
• Professor: Marnie Smith

Document Summary

Lecture 22: theory that supports team diversity b/c it provides a larger pool of knowledge & perspectives, teams engaging in work that is relatively complex & requires creativity benefit most from diversity. Similarity-attraction approach: theory explaining that team diversity can be counter-productive b/c people tend to avoid interacting with others who are unlike them. 1 key to understanding the impact of team diversity requires that you consider both the general type of diversity & length of time team has existed. Having large number of members is beneficial for management & project teams but not for teams engaged in production tasks. Management & project teams engage in work that is complex & knowledge intensive benefit from additional resources & expertise contributed by additional members. Production teams engage in routine tasks that are less complex additional members beyond necessary results in unnecessary coordination & communication problems less productive.