Gerald Murphy is a manager at Wright & Wayner, a publishing house which is a very...

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Gerald Murphy is a manager at Wright & Wayner, a publishing house which is a very employee-friendly company. The demarcation between managers and subordinates is flexible and the nature of these reporting relationships is flexible and informal. Gerald recently assigned five of eight of his subordinates to work on a new publication project with a fairly tight deadline because he believed that these efficient employees would function even better with each other's support. A week before the deadline, however, Gerald realized that the group had been shirking work as each of the members thought that the project was not just his/her responsibility. Additionally, under the guise of working together, the team was actually doing their personal work, surfing the Internet, or just socializing. Q2 and Q3 are related to situation A Q2: Do you consider the scenario social loafing? Analyze it and justify your answer. (5 marks) Q3: Based on the analysis of the scenario, recommend several strategies for turning individuals into team players to Gerard Murphy. (5 marks) Gerald Murphy is a manager at Wright & Wayner, a publishing house which is a very employee-friendly company. The demarcation between managers and subordinates is flexible and the nature of these reporting relationships is flexible and informal. Gerald recently assigned five of eight of his subordinates to work on a new publication project with a fairly tight deadline because he believed that these efficient employees would function even better with each other's support. A week before the deadline, however, Gerald realized that the group had been shirking work as each of the members thought that the project was not just his/her responsibility. Additionally, under the guise of working together, the team was actually doing their personal work, surfing the Internet, or just socializing. Q2 and Q3 are related to situation A Q2: Do you consider the scenario social loafing? Analyze it and justify your answer. (5 marks) Q3: Based on the analysis of the scenario, recommend several strategies for turning individuals into team players to Gerard Murphy. (5 marks)