Demographic diversity and faultlines: the compositional dynamics of organizational groups
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In this article we address issues of diversity within organizational groups by discussing and summarizing previous approaches and by introducing a new variable - faultlines - which depends on the alignment of individual member characteristics. By analyzing a group's faultlines, we focus attention on the underlying patterns of group member characteristics, which can be an important determinant of subgroup conflict, particularly when the group's task is related to one of its faultlines. We discuss the dynamics of faultlines from the early to later stages of a group's development and show how they may be strongest and most likely when diversity of individual member characteristics is moderate. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Academy of Management Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0363-7425
Year: 1998
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Interactions within groups and subgroups: The effects of demographic faultlines
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The effects of intragroup and cross-subgroup communications in an experimental field study on demographic faultlines were investigated. It was found that the faultlines explained more variance in perceptions of team learning, psychological safety, satisfaction, and expected performance than single-attribute heterogeneity indexes.
Publication Name: Academy of Management Journal
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0001-4273
Year: 2005
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The moderating role of top management team interdependence: Implications for real teams and working groups
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A constructive replication of team interdependence that moderates the process and performance relationship in groups that are small by rating team performance is presented.
Publication Name: Academy of Management Journal
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0001-4273
Year: 2007
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