I am taking a class in which I must work in a group to complete the major project in the course. There are five people in my group and four of us appear to be committed to the project and are determined to get a good grade. Each of us four seems to be working equally as hard on the project. The problem is that one member of our group is not contributing as much as the rest of us. This person does not come to class regularly, contributes few ideas when present, never has assignments for the project finished at the agreed-on time and generates problems and conflict during the few group meetings where she actually shows up. This problem is important because it can have a significant impact on the quality of the group project. Consequently, it can have a major impact on my course grade, and ultimately my overall grade point average. Social loafing, teamwork and interpersonal conflict are some of the problems.

1. Problem-Based Research

You are required to locate and use at least three external (library or Internet) reliable/academic sources in the process of identifying key issues and analyzing the problem. Some of the OB concepts are already identified in the problem examples to aid in outlining the key issues. Remember to frame your search from the perspective of Organizational Behaviour.

2. Problem-based Learning (PBL) Submission Development After completing the source summary, develop a PBL submission to identify key issues, analysis of the key issues and recommendations from an OB perspective. . Remember to address the problem from the perspective of Organizational Behaviour and the theory and concepts.