Internal Identity Asymmetry and the Perception of Conflict

29 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2012

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Alyson Meister

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School

Karen A. Jehn

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School

Sherry Thatcher

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: June 15, 2012

Abstract

As individuals, we have an enduring interest and concern with how we are perceived and evaluated by others. However, there is often misalignment – what we define as internal identity asymmetry – between our self-perceptions and our perceptions of how others view us. These identity processes may significantly influence social behaviour and relationships; yet remain relatively unexplored in the group conflict literature. In this paper, we thus bring together identity and conflict literature to propose that internal identity asymmetry – and whether it is evaluated as a threat or a challenge – may heighten an individual’s experience of group task or relationship conflict.

Suggested Citation

Meister, Alyson and Jehn, Karen A. and Thatcher, Sherry, Internal Identity Asymmetry and the Perception of Conflict (June 15, 2012). Intl. Association for Conflict Management, IACM 25th Annual Conference, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2084770 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2084770

Alyson Meister (Contact Author)

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School ( email )

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Karen A. Jehn

University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School ( email )

200 Leicester Street
Carlton, Victoria 3053 3186
Australia

Sherry Thatcher

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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