Finding Teammates Who Are Not Prone to Sucker and Free-Rider Effects: The Protestant Work Ethic as a Moderator of Motivation Losses in Group Performance

Abele, Susanne; Diehl, Michael

doi:10.1177/1368430207084845

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“…This result corroborates the notion that justice norms come into play in team tasks that constitute social dilemmas. In addition, the result also constitutes a validation of the equity sensitivity measure by Abele and Diehl (2008).…”

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confidence: 96%

“…In Abele and Diehl's (2008) study, for example, social categories or group affiliations were not mentioned. In Kerr's (1983) study, participants did not even see their alleged partner.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…The impact of the equity motive should be observable in the two-way interaction of equity sensitivity and reward condition. As in Abele and Diehl's (2008) study, individuals high in equity sensitivity were expected to show a stronger sucker effect than individuals low in equity sensitivity.…”

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confidence: 97%

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Motivation losses in teamwork

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Diehl

2011

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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Team diversity may lead to a categorization of teammates as ingroup versus outgroup members. Therefore, the question arises whether there would be more permissiveness in reaction to ingroup free-riders than outgroup free-riders. To test this hypothesis, subjects were randomly assigned to one of two reward conditions (equity versus equality) and had to work with a partner who obviously underachieved and supposedly belonged to the same or a different group with regard to cognitive style. In addition, we assessed subjects' individual sensitivity to equity norms, assuming that this would be a further moderator of the sucker effect. As expected, significant interaction effects on individual performance occurred for both variables.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…In Abele and Diehl's (2008) study, for example, social categories or group affiliations were not mentioned. In Kerr's (1983) study, participants did not even see their alleged partner.…”

Section: Some Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 90%

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Diehl

2011

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“…For example, evidence suggests that links exist between work ethic and attitudes toward unemployment (Furnham, 1982) and attitudes toward the poor (Cozzarelli et al, 2001). Research indicates that work ethic influences motivation loss in group performance (Abele and Diehl, 2008), intrinsic motivation among students (Tang, 1989), intergroup and policy attitudes (Rosenthal et al, 2011), and is associated with great personal responsibility and expected success (Christopher and Schlenker, 2005). These are a few of the diverse studies involving work ethic, but perhaps the most common evaluations of work ethic tend to be across groups.…”

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Examining the influence of transculturation on work ethic in the United States

Hite

Daspit

Dong

2015

Cross Cultural Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of cultural assimilation – termed “transculturation” – on work ethic perceptions, thus this study examines trends in work ethic across ethnic and generational groups within the USA. Design/methodology/approach – Following a literature review on work ethic, ethnicity, and transculturation, an analysis of variance based on 873 survey responses is presented. The sample includes undergraduate and graduate students at several public universities within the USA. Findings – An empirical analysis supports the hypothesis that the variation of work ethic perceptions within the Millennial generation is significantly less than the variation among older generations. The authors find no significant difference in general work ethic perceptions among Millennial ethnic groups. Research limitations/implications – While the study is conducted using a convenience sample, the demographics are closely representative of the USA labor force. The results suggest that Millennials, while a more diverse ethnic population, exhibit less variation among work ethic perceptions than earlier generational groups. Practical implications – Understanding differences in work ethic perceptions across various ethnic groups is valuable for managers interested in designing jobs that appropriately exploit the full value of a multi-generational workforce. Originality/value – The findings of this study offer new insights into how more recent generations, while more ethnically diverse, exhibit a convergence in perceptions of work ethic.

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“…There are many researches carried out on group works (Gibbs, 2009;Bentley and Warwick, 2013) covering various aspects. Some of the studies look into the potential benefits, while others study pitfalls associated with it (Burke, 2011) such as social loafing (Harkins, et al, 1980;Williams et al, 1981;Brook sand Ammons, 2003;Piezon and Donaldson, 2005), free riding (Gibbs, 2009;Mc Ardle et al, 2005;Kerr and Bruun, 1983) and sucker effects (Kerr, 1983;Robbins, 1995;Abele and Diehl, 2008). Few researches are also available analysing the student perception (Garvin et al, 1995;Knight, 2004;Amato and Amato, 2005;So and Brush, 2008;Bentley and Warwick, 2013) of group assignment based on different criteria.…”

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An empirical analysis of student’s perception towards group work – a Middle East perspective

Refeque¹,

Balakrishnan²,

Inan³

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Educ. Res

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Group works have become an integral component of modern education system. The focus of this study is to explore the students' perception of group works. Based on a pilot study with 64 students and subsequent study with 274 participants, this research provides a holistic reading on group works from students' perspectives. The study analyses relative preference of students between individual and group assignments, advantages and disadvantages of group works and the strategies followed by the students in the process. The study also explores students' perception of free riding, peer evaluation and practical issues that teachers need to consider in designing group works. Analyses are conducted to capture the differences in perception based on the gender, academic performance and year of study of the participants.

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Finding Teammates Who Are Not Prone to Sucker and Free-Rider Effects: The Protestant Work Ethic as a Moderator of Motivation Losses in Group Performance

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Motivation losses in teamwork

Motivation losses in teamwork

Examining the influence of transculturation on work ethic in the United States

An empirical analysis of student’s perception towards group work – a Middle East perspective

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