Diversity and groups

Diversity results from the constellation of individual traits, characteristics, identities, experiences, and knowledge that individuals bring to a group. When individuals come together in groups, the similarities and differences among them may have a profound influence on how they feel, communicate,...

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Main Author: Phillips, Katherine W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. Emerald 2008
Series:Research on managing groups and teams
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Collection: Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Collection Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Demographic faultlines and creativity in diverse groups / Lisa H. Nishii, Jack A. Goncalo
  • Metaperceptions in diverse work groups : intrapersonal perspectives and intragroup processes / Eden B. King, Seth Kaplan, Steve Zaccaro
  • Self-disclosure : beneficial for cohesion in demographically diverse work groups? / Tracy L. Dumas, Nancy P. Rothbard, Katherine W. Phillips
  • To be enhanced, understood, distinct, or to belong? : the role of multiple identity motives in homogeneous and diverse groups / Margaret E. Ormiston, Elaine M. Wong
  • Beyond information exchange : new perspectives on the benefits of racial diversity for group performance / Samuel R. Sommers
  • Diversity, newcomers, and team innovation : the importance of a common identity / Floor Rink, Naomi Ellemers
  • Harnessing the power of emergent interdependence to promote diverse team collaboration / Heather M. Caruso, Anita Williams Woolley
  • The language of bias : a linguistic approach to understanding intergroup relations / Quinetta M. Roberson, Bradford Bell, Shanette C. Porter
  • A contextual reexamination of work team diversity research : review and future agenda / Aparna Joshi, Hyuntak Roh
  • Capstone chapter for the volume : integrating themes and future research opportunities in work group diversity / Jennifer A. Chatman
  • Taking advantage of differences : increasing team innovation through identity integration / Chi-Ying Cheng, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Fiona Lee
  • Duo status : disentangling the complex interactions within a minority of two / Denise Lewin Loyd, Judith B. White, Mary Kern
  • In search of significance : a role-set approach to uncovering the social importance of demographic categories / Ray Reagans
  • Preface / Katherine W. Phillips