Favori Group Activity - 1 A recent study attempted to determine whether motivating work groups by giving them more complex tasks and greater autonomy resulted in increased group cohesiveness. Researchers studied bank teams in the United States, an individualist culture, and a collectivist culture in Hong Kong. Regardless of their culture, teams with difficult tasks and more freedom to accomplish them were more tight knit and their performance was enhanced. However, the teams in individualist cultures responded more strongly to increases in task complexity and autonomy, became more united and committed, and, as a result, received higher performance ratings from their supervisors than teams from collectivist cultures. Collectivists appear more sensitive to the moods of their co-workers, so the motivation and positive mood of one group member is likely to spill over to increase motivation and positive moods in others. Why do these cultural differences exist? One explanation is that collectivist teams already have a strong predisposition to work together as a group, so there's less need for increased teamwork. This conclusion is supported by other research showing collectivists are less likely to engage in social loafing when working in groups than are individualists. What's the lesson? Favori Group Activity - 1 A recent study attempted to determine whether motivating work groups by giving them more complex tasks and greater autonomy resulted in increased group cohesiveness. Researchers studied bank teams in the United States, an individualist culture, and a collectivist culture in Hong Kong. Regardless of their culture, teams with difficult tasks and more freedom to accomplish them were more tight knit and their performance was enhanced. However, the teams in individualist cultures responded more strongly to increases in task complexity and autonomy, became more united and committed, and, as a result, received higher performance ratings from their supervisors than teams from collectivist cultures. Collectivists appear more sensitive to the moods of their co-workers, so the motivation and positive mood of one group member is likely to spill over to increase motivation and positive moods in others. Why do these cultural differences exist? One explanation is that collectivist teams already have a strong predisposition to work together as a group, so there's less need for increased teamwork. This conclusion is supported by other research showing collectivists are less likely to engage in social loafing when working in groups than are individualists. What's the lesson