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I would say, the bystander effect. The more people you have, the more you have the tendency to think "oh, someone else will pick it up". I am guilty of that my
by papito 5y ago
I would say, the bystander effect. The more people you have, the more you have the tendency to think "oh, someone else will pick it up".
I am guilty of that myself. In a small team where I know no one is coming to help me, I step up and become 10x productive.
- nherment 5y agoNot sure about the bystander effect applied within an organization but hasn't this theory been discredited following recent research? Cf. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Famp0000469 https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Famp0000469
- papito 5y agoDoes everyone try to help? And if only one person helps in a crisis, even most of the time, how does that translate to organizational psychology?