As a leader or manager, you've likely encountered the phenomenon of a "bad apple" in your teams - that one team member whose negative behavi

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2024-09-24 11:00:03

As a leader or manager, you've likely encountered the phenomenon of a "bad apple" in your teams - that one team member whose negative behavior seems to drag down the entire group's performance and morale. It's a frustrating situation that can leave you wondering how to effectively intervene and get the team back on track.

A fascinating research paper by Saravana Jaikumar and Avina Mendonca titled " Groups and teams: a review of bad apple behavior" takes a deep dive into this very issue. Published in the journal, Team Performance Management, the paper examines the impact of three specific types of negative behaviors in teams and explores potential strategies for mitigating their effects.

While these behaviors had been studied before, their specific impacts on team performance and potential interventions to address them weren't well understood.

To tackle this complex issue, the researchers conducted what's called an integrative literature review. This approach involves synthesizing findings from a wide range of existing studies to generate new insights and frameworks.