27
Organization
Bystander Effect
Diffusion of Responsibility.
The article
If
In an emergency, the more people who are present, the less likely any single person is to take action. "Someone else will handle it." In engineering, a page sent to a group channel often means nobody responds.
Then
“Never say "Can someone look at this?" Instead, say "@name, you are investigating this." Assign a single, named owner for every incident.”
Unless
Explicit Role Assignment / Incident Commander
Source
John M. Darley & Bibb Latané, Bystander Intervention in Emergencies: Diffusion of Responsibility (JPSP, 1968).
Go to the sourceSee also