Economistsbelieve the free rider problem is very important in complex businessorganizational structures. Still, businesses continue to build teams to solveproblems or to deliver products to consumers....

The free-rider problem is a financial one. It is seen as a case of market failure. It is an inefficient distribution of commodities or services that arises when certain persons are permitted to consume more than a reasonable fraction of a common resource or pay less than the rate of spending their low prices. It obstructs free-market production and consumption of goods and services. The queue jumper has no motivation to contribute to a community resource since he can reap its benefits even if he does not participate. As a result, resource producers are undercompensated. The shared resource will not be generated unless it is subsidized in some way. Economists argue that no firm would create products or services freely under these conditions.
Businesses retreat when the issue of free riders arises. Either the shared resource will not be given, or it will be provided by a public agency using taxpayer cash. On the bright side, some people in each community will show that they are willing to pay their fair amount. They are prepared to pay their fair part because they have a...