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Divided groups need leadership: A study of the effectiveness of collective identity, dual identity, and intergroup relational identity rhetoric
Journal of applied social psychology, v 51(1)
Jan 2021
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Abstract
Reducing intergroup conflict is a significant leadership challenge. Leaders can alleviate conflict by promoting a collective, dual, or intergroup relational identity, but they should avoid provoking subgroup identity distinctiveness threat. Drawing on intergroup leadership theory, we conducted an experiment (N = 184) examining evaluations of a leader who promoted a dual, collective, or intergroup relational identity under low or high subgroup identity distinctiveness threat. We hypothesized that identity distinctiveness threat would improve evaluations of a leader promoting an intergroup relational identity, and worsen evaluations of a leader promoting a collective identity. Although a leader promoting a dual identity is typically preferred to one promoting a collective identity, we expected a leader promoting dual identity to receive worse evaluations than a leader promoting an intergroup relational identity. These hypotheses were supported, providing additional support for intergroup leadership theory and demonstrating the utility of employing intergroup relational identity rhetoric.
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- Title
- Divided groups need leadership: A study of the effectiveness of collective identity, dual identity, and intergroup relational identity rhetoric
- Creators
- Christine Kershaw - University of AlbertaDavid E. Rast - University of AlbertaMichael A. Hogg - Claremont Graduate UniversityDaan Knippenberg - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied social psychology, v 51(1)
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435‐2018‐0366)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Management
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000575303900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85092084025
- Other Identifier
- 991019182657604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Social