Identifying the Ingroup: A Closer Look at the Influence of Demographic Dissimilarity on Employee Social Identity
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Business School Research Paper No.
Academy of Management Review, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 180-202, 2004
24 Pages Posted: 23 Aug 2007
Abstract
Relational demography researchers have constructed models based on social identity theory and self-categorization theory, without fully incorporating their theoretical and empirical richness. We rectify this omission by constructing a model that includes key concepts from these theories and that predicts whether employees will identify with a particular demographic category or with their workgroup, or both. Propositions derived examine whether demographic dissimilarity will positively or negatively influence employee social identity.
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