Intergroup Competition as a Double-edged Sword: How Sex Composition Regulates the Effects of Competition on Group Creativity

• Main Authors: BAER, Marcus, VADERA, Abhijeet K., LEENDERS, Roger T. A. J., OLDHAM, Greg R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Collaboration; Competition; Creativity; Groups; Sex composition; Social role theory; Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4905; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5904/viewcontent/Intergroup_Competition_as_a_Double_edged_Sword_OrgSci_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Building on social role theory, we extend a contingency perspective on intergroup competition proposing that having groups compete against one another is stimulating to the creativity of groups composed largely or exclusively of men but detrimental to the creativity of groups composed largely or exc...