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This seventh volume of "Research on Managing Groups and Teams" examines the effects of status on individuals and groups. At the most basic level status describes the rank of individuals or groups within a specified context. It refers to the prestige hierarchy which determines, which individuals or groups are afforded honor and respect and are, consequently, given opportunities to influence outcomes. The authors in this volume consider both the role of status within groups and how the status of groups within their larger context affects members and overall group effectiveness. Consequently, the works presented here consider the relationship between the status of individuals and groups, the treatment they receive, and their participation within their immediate environment; the link between exhibited behaviors and status conferral; and the emergence and effects of status rivalries within and across groups, including challenges to existing status hierarchies. This book will be of particular interest to individuals interested in understanding the effects of status on individuals and the groups and organizations in which they are embedded.
Affective phenomena permeate group life. When individuals work
together in groups, feelings of pride, fear, hope, anger, and
anxiety constantly emerge and have a profound influence on group
member behavior. The experience and expression of moods and
emotions shape whether group members form close bonds with one
another, how they negotiate roles and status differences, resolve
their conflicts, make decisions, and ultimately whether they
accomplish their collective goals. After a long history of focusing
on cognitive and behavioral processes, group researchers are
beginning to take more seriously the role of affective phenomena.
The eighth volume on Managing Groups in Teams focuses on the forces
that perpetuate or mitigate unethical behavior in groups.
Group-based interactions, in comparison to individual interactions,
pose unique challenges: the salient dimensions in the external
environment can be different, within-group processes must be
considered, and decision-making needs to be analyzed within a
group-based context. The authors in this volume reflect on these
forces and their role in unethical behavior.
This volume is based on the premise that in an era of rapid globalization, while there is a great deal of convergence on many aspects of group processes and interactions across national cultures, it is the understanding and appreciation of the divergence among people of different national cultural backgrounds that make all the difference. Contributors to this volume address two broad important questions: Do our theories of groups and teams functioning apply universally? And how do our theories apply, if at all, in multicultural settings? In addition, this volume highlights new exciting topics in the cross-cultural area: power, time, creativity, emotions, networks, and multi-cultural diversity. Together, the chapters attest to the fact that study of national culture is flourishing and important. It not only informs but also modifies and enriches theories and research of group processes and social behavior. The collective effort in this book should stimulate further inquiry regarding the role of national culture in the increasingly globalized human experience. This book features an international representation. It addresses a variety of group processes. It investigates group processes in a multi-cultural environment (i.e., a global company).
This book comprises the work of scholars who gathered in May, 1998
at a conference held at Stanford University's Graduate School of
Business Administration. The conference was part of an ongoing
series presenting cutting-edge research on teams. Presented first, are those articles that address particular macro aspects of team context and their influences on team process and effectiveness and ultimately their effectiveness as performing units. The following chapters address: how the organizational context shapes the timing of behavior in teams; process outcome and the effects of organizational performance on top management teams; group process and the nature of contextual features; conditions under which working teams actively manage their external environments and consequences of those actions. The work concludes with an overview of the multiple ways that contexts affect and are affected by group behavior, helping the reader to organize and to extend their understanding of contextual phenomena.
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