Social loafing on group projects: Structural antecedents and effect on student satisfaction

Journal of Marketing Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-264

  Aggarwal, Praveen ^a   O'Brien, Connie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

Author keywords

Free riding; Group dynamics; Group projects; Social loafing; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349101247     PISSN: 02734753     EISSN: 15526550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0273475308322283     Document Type: Article

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