Purpose – The purpose of this chapter is to explore the implications of viewing group decision-making through the lens of a social dilemma. Design/methodology/approach – The chapter reviews the literature on why group decision-making often fails to live up to its potential, and then applies...

Virtual forms of organizing are increasing in today's organizations, with virtual teams being one of the most popular ways to bring distributed individuals together to work on tasks and make decisions. However, theory suggests that the factors that drive unethical behaviors in teams – such as...