Goal commitment and alignment of personal goals predict group identification only when the goals are shared

• Main Authors: Zhang, Yan, Chiu, Chi-yue
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100762; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16297
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Selfish pursuits of personal goals in group contexts may conflict with the group goal. Drawing on the shared reality theory and the intersubjective consensus approach to cultural dynamics, however, we propose that commitment to personal goals would be accompanied by greater group identification when...