To what extent do members trust and respect each other?
For a disjunctive task (the group succeeds if one member succeeds), the greater the number of people, the higher the probability that one group member will solve the problem. Consider the Olympics. The more athletes on one team, the greater the opportunity for a gold medal. Regard- less of the event, a medalist from the United States team brings recognition to the country, and every citizen is able to share the honor.
With a divisible task (tasks that can break down into subtasks with division of labor), more people provide a greater opportunity for specialization and interdependence in performing the tasks. For instance, the construction of a car is a complex task. From design of the car to inser- tion of the last bolt, each individual involved has a specialized task. With a conjunctive task (the group succeeds only if all members succeed), more people increase the likelihood that one person can slow up the group’s performance (e.g., a jury trial).