Head above the parapet: How minority subordinates influence group outcomes and the consequences they face

• Main Authors: OC, Burak, BASHSHUR, Michael R., MOORE, Celia
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Allocation behavior; Minority influence; Powerholders; Upward feedback; Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Organization Development
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6020; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7019/viewcontent/oc_bashshur_moore_sv_2019.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The vast majority of research on power, social, and minority influence treats those who are recipients of powerholders’ decisions (i.e., subordinates) as an undifferentiated group, overlooking how recipients may respond in unique ways to the decisions that affect them. In this paper we examine the r...