Responses must be thoughtful and detailed.  If sources are used in support of opinions, then you must cite and include a reference list in APA format. 

1. Why do you think social loafing occurs within groups? What can be done to combat this problem?

2. Have you ever worked in a virtual team? If so, what were the challenges and advantages of working virtually? Do you think virtual teams can be as effective as a physical team, why or why not?

3. Have you ever been involved in a team where one or more dominating team members hurt the team’s performance? Share what happened and how the team dealt with this. If you have not experienced this, what would you do in this situation?

4. Many managers assume that if an employee is not performing well, the reason must be lack of motivation. What is the problem with this assumption?

5. Your manager tells you that the best way of ensuring fairness in reward distribution is to keep the pay a secret. How would you respond to this assertion? Do you think that companies that have this policy are ethical?

6. Why can discussing performance feedback with employees be so hard? What could you do to make it easier?