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An Investigation Of Performance And Participation In Employee Resource Groups At A Global Technology Company, Glenda Ward Jan 2012

An Investigation Of Performance And Participation In Employee Resource Groups At A Global Technology Company, Glenda Ward

Wayne State University Dissertations

Much literature presents employee resource groups as beneficial to both the organizations and the employees who join these groups. Many large corporations have employee resource groups, and their presence is expanding. As companies continue to invest in employee resource groups, it is important to establish and review the business goals and expectations for the groups An environment where objectives and expectations are established and well understood creates less ambiguity for employees and allows them to focus on achieving the objectives. It is important to evaluate the objectives and expectations to see if the groups are achieving the expectations. Assessing the …


Millennial Integration: Challenges Millennials Face In The Workplace And What They Can Do About Them, Chip Espinoza Jan 2012

Millennial Integration: Challenges Millennials Face In The Workplace And What They Can Do About Them, Chip Espinoza

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

There is a monumental changing of the guard that is currently taking place in organizations due to demographic metabolism. One of the largest birth cohorts or generations in history (Baby Boomer) is beginning to retire while their predecessor (Builder) is almost completely out of the workforce. Gen X is hitting stride and on the cusp of inheriting the proverbial organizational mantle. The three aforementioned age cohorts have learned to play in the organizational sandbox together. However, a new age cohort (Millennial, a.k.a. Gen Y), equal or greater in size to the Baby Boomer cohort started entering the playground approximately ten …


Where Perception Meets Reality: The Effects Of Different Types Of Faultline Perceptions, Asymmetries And Realities On Intersubgroup Conflict And Group Outcomes, Lindred Greer, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

Where Perception Meets Reality: The Effects Of Different Types Of Faultline Perceptions, Asymmetries And Realities On Intersubgroup Conflict And Group Outcomes, Lindred Greer, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Negotiating The Gender Divide: Lessons From The Negotiation And Organizational Behavior Literatures, Carol Kulik, Mara Olekalns Dec 2011

Negotiating The Gender Divide: Lessons From The Negotiation And Organizational Behavior Literatures, Carol Kulik, Mara Olekalns

Mara Olekalns

Employment relationships are increasingly personalized, with more employment conditions open to negotiation. Although the intended goal of this personalization is a better and more satisfying employment relationship, personalization may systematically disadvantage members of some demographic groups. This disadvantage is evident for women, who routinely negotiate less desirable employment terms than men. This gender-based gap in outcomes is frequently attributed to differences in the ways that men and women negotiate. We review the negotiation research demonstrating that women are systematically disadvantaged in negotiations and the organizational behavior research examining the backlash experienced by agentic women. We use the Stereotype Content Model …


When Do Faultline And Cross-Categorized Teams Learn? The Role Of Error Culture, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn, Astrid Homan Dec 2011

When Do Faultline And Cross-Categorized Teams Learn? The Role Of Error Culture, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn, Astrid Homan

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Diversity Faultlines And Team Learning: Does Psychological Safety Help?, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

Diversity Faultlines And Team Learning: Does Psychological Safety Help?, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


When Subgroups Fuse And Divide: Effects Of Faultlines On Team Learning And Customer Satisfaction, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

When Subgroups Fuse And Divide: Effects Of Faultlines On Team Learning And Customer Satisfaction, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Being Different, Yet Similar: Effects Of Faultline Strength And Distance On Team Learning And Performance, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

Being Different, Yet Similar: Effects Of Faultline Strength And Distance On Team Learning And Performance, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Diversity In Punk Rock Bands: Conflict And Performance, Karen Jehn, Lindred Greer, Don Conlon Dec 2011

Diversity In Punk Rock Bands: Conflict And Performance, Karen Jehn, Lindred Greer, Don Conlon

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Persistence And Visibility Of Group Faultlines: The Effects Of Team Identity On The Group Faultlines-Conflict Link, Katerina Bezrukova, Karen Jehn, Madhan Grounder Dec 2011

Persistence And Visibility Of Group Faultlines: The Effects Of Team Identity On The Group Faultlines-Conflict Link, Katerina Bezrukova, Karen Jehn, Madhan Grounder

Karen A. Jehn

We expand the group faultline theory by taking into account the relative importance of various demographics within the group that can trigger the formation of strong group faultlines. We draw on group faultline theory (Lau & Murnighan, 1998), social identity and categorization theories (Turner & Tajfel, 1986), social dominance theory (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999), and evolutionary psychology (Kurzban & Leary, 2001) to predict how group faultlines affect conflict. We propose that the visible demographic characteristics (age, race, and gender) will be more influential than the non-visible (education, tenure, and function) in determining the interaction patterns within the group (Thatcher & …