Prisoner’s dilemma problem

Thereafter, some of the difficulties of forming effective teams were considered. First, the complexity of teams was examined in light of two little models the deciding-doing model and a model of the probabihty of team conflict. These led to discussion of the prisoner s dilemma problem recast as the teammate s dilemma problem to help understand why team cooperation is so difficult to achieve. Oftentimes, individuals who cooperate with the team goals are forced to carry freeloaders who choose to do less than their fair share. Understanding this dilemma adds force to the establishment of team ground rules and norms. 

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