The Development and Enforcement of Group Norms
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This paper examines why group norms are enforced and how group norms develop. It is argued here that groups are likely to bring under normative control only those behaviors that ensure group survival, increase the predictability of group members' behavior, avoid embarrassing interpersonal situations, or give expression to the group's central values. Group norms develop through explicit statements by supervisors or co-workers, critical events in the group's history, primacy, or carry-over behaviors from past situations.
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- Authors
- Feldman, D. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Feldman, Daniel C.
- Venue
- The Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 1984-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 47
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2131857427
- Cited by
- 945
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- group norms, norm development, norm enforcement, normative control, group survival, behavioral predictability, group values, critical events, primacy effect
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