Work Group Diversity
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Abstract Work group diversity, the degree to which there are differences between group members, may affect group process and performance positively as well as negatively. Much is still unclear about the effects of diversity, however. We review the 1997–2005 literature on work group diversity to assess the state of the art and to identify key issues for future research. This review points to the need for more complex conceptualizations of diversity, as well as to the need for more empirical attention to the processes that are assumed to underlie the effects of diversity on group process and performance and to the contingency factors of these processes.
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Diverse teams that experience intergroup bias are likely to be characterized by conflicts, distrust, disliking, and low cohesion.
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- Authors
- van Knippenberg, D., & Schippers, M. C.
- Affiliations
- RSM Erasmus University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam 3000 DR, The Netherlands;,
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Psychology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2007-01-01
- Volume
- 58
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 515-541
- ISSN
- 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2085
- OpenAlex
- W2170174559
- Cited by
- 2,200
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 5.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- pure.eur.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Keywords
- group process, group performance, diversity effects, contingency factors
- MeSH terms
- Conflict, Psychological, Cooperative Behavior, Decision Making, Organizational, Employment, Group Processes, Group Structure, Humans, Individuality, Institutional Management Teams, Leadership, Cultural Diversity
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