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Threat Rigidity Effects in Organizational Behavior: A Multilevel Analysis

Staw, Barry M., Sandelands, Lance E., Dutton, Jane E.·1981·Administrative Science Quarterly
DOI 10.2307/2392337
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The authors wish to thank Jeanne Brett, Larry Cummings, Joanne Martin, J. P. Miller, and the anonymousASQ reviewers for their insightful comments on an earlier version of this paper. This paper explores the case for a general threat-rigidity effect in individual, group, and organizational behavior. Evidence from multiple levels of analysis is summarized, showing a restriction in information processing and constriction of control under threat conditions. Possible mechanisms underlying such a multiple-level effect are explored, as are its possible functional and dysfunctional consequences.

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Authors
Staw, B. M., Sandelands, L. E., & Dutton, J. E.
Venue
Administrative Science Quarterly
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1981-12
Volume
26
Issue
4
Pages
501
ISSN
0001-8392 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/2392337
OpenAlex
W2067868909
Cited by
3,629
References
8
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21.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Staw, B. M., Sandelands, L. E., & Dutton, J. E. (1981). Threat Rigidity Effects in Organizational Behavior: A Multilevel Analysis. Administrative Science Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.2307/2392337

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