Question

James is a manager at Grecker, a leading publishing house. The company is approached by a client who wants to publish his book in six different languages and wants the first 100 copies of the book published in 30 days. James formed a team that would work on this publishing project. He puts Mark in charge of translation. After three weeks, all the other team members finished their share of work except Mark. Mark had been procrastinating and had not completed his work. As a result, the project was indefinitely delayed. In this scenario, Mark's actions exemplify _____.

Answer 1

The answer is social loafing.

Step-by-step explanation:

This phenomenon occurs when a person presents less effort to perform a task when working in a group.

Some studies show some of the possible causes might relate to deindividution. In other words, a person might feel that their efforts are less important and their enthusiasm decreases.