Diversity and groups [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Katherine W. Phillips

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, : Emerald/JAI, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.3008
• Soggetto topico: Social groups; Organizational behavior; Teams in the workplace
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PhillipsKatherine W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Diversity and Groups; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Demographic faultlines and creativity in diverse groups; Introduction; Creativity; Faultlines and creativity in diverse groups; Proposed strategies for overcoming low levels of creativity; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. A contextual reexamination of work team diversity research: Review and future agenda; Introduction; Key concepts and theoretical background; A framework for work team diversity context; Literature review: Diversity context considered in past research; Future directions; References ; Chapter 3. Taking advantage of differences: Increasing team innovation through identity integrationIntroduction; Innovation in Cross-functional teams; Social identity theory and identity integration; Identity integration and innovation of cross-functional teams; From individual to team: Integration of functional identities and team composition; Implications: Increasing team innovation in the workplace; Future directions for research; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Duo status: Disentangling the complex interactions within a minority of two; Introduction ; Social identity and social categorizationPressure on minority sub-group members and sub-group size; Combining inter-group and intra-group pressure; Dynamics of duo-status: Within a minority of two; Two potential moderators of duo-status dynamics; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. In search of significance: A role-set approach to uncovering the social importance of demographic categories; Introduction; When are inclusive empirical results significantquest; A prototype: Leadership; Implications for research on groups and teams; Notes; References ; Chapter 6. Metaperceptions in diverse work groups: Intrapersonal perspectives and intragroup processesIntroduction; Metaperceptions; Metaperceptions in diverse workgroups; Intrapersonal experiences of metaperception in diverse workgroups; Intragroup processes that result from metaperceptions; Managing metaperceptions in diverse workgroups; Research directions and conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Self-disclosure: Beneficial for cohesion in demographically diverse work groupsquest; Introduction; Demographic diversity and interpersonal relationships; Disclosure and interpersonal relationships ; Disclosure and cohesion in diverse settings: MechanismsDiscussion; Future research; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 8. To be enhanced, understood, distinct, or to belongquest: The role of multiple identity motives in homogeneous and diverse groups; Introduction; An overview of identity motives; The value of examining multiple identity motives in groups; Antecedents of identity motives in groups; Consequences of identity motives in groups; Research agenda; Conclusion; References ; Chapter 9. Beyond information exchange: New perspectives on the benefits of racial diversity for group performance
• Sommario/riassunto: Diversity results from the constellation of individual traits, characteristics, identities, experiences, and knowledge that individuals bring to a group. This volume helps to promote research on diversity in groups by identifying and integrating various a
• Titolo autorizzato: Diversity and groups
• ISBN: 1-280-77091-0; 9786613681683; 1-84855-053-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454789303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research on managing groups and teams ; ; v. 11.