Identifying the Ingroup: A Closer Look at the Influence of Demographic Dissimilarity on Employee Social Identity

Prithviraj Chattopadhyay, Malgorzata Tluchowska, Elizabeth George

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Abstract

Relational demography researchers have constructed models based on social identity theory and self-categorization theory, without fully incorporating their theoretical and empirical richness. We rectify this omission by constructing a model that includes key concepts from these theories and that predicts whether employees will identify with a particular demographic category or with their workgroup, or both. Propositions derived examine whether demographic dissimilarity will positively or negatively influence employee social identity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)180-202
Number of pages23
JournalAcademy of Management Review
Volume29
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2004
Externally publishedYes

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