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What This Study on Social Change Motivation in Cyrus, Romania and Israel Tells Us About Workplace Reform

Summary of: Çakal, H., Halabi, S., Cazan, A. M., & Eller, A. (2021). Intergroup contact and endorsement of social change motivations: The mediating role of intergroup trust, perspective-taking, and intergroup anxiety among three advantaged groups in Northern Cyprus, Romania, and Israel. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(1), 48–67. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1368430219885163 Background & Theory We have covered...

Preference for Cliques: What this Study on Social Dominance Orientation Tells us about Hierarchy in the Workplace

Summary of: Wang, C., Huang, F., Stathi, S., & Vezzali, L. (2020). Positive and negative intergroup contact and willingness to engage in intergroup interactions among majority (Han) and minority (Uyghur) group members in China: The moderating role of social dominance orientation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 75, 132-140. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2018.09.002 Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory...

Study Examines How Team Power Dynamics Affect Shared Leadership Effectiveness

Summary of: Sinha, R., Chiu, C., & Srinivas, S.B. (2021). Shared leadership and relationship conflict in teams: The moderating role of team power base diversity. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 1-19. DOI: 10.1002/job.2515 Background & Theory: The research surrounding the effectiveness of shared leadership in teams is mixed. For example, some studies note the benefits of...

Research Shows Role of Perceived-Threat and Uncertainty-Avoidance in Political Gap

Summary of: Stewart, B. D., Gulzaib, F., & Morris, D. S. M. (2019). Bridging political divides: Perceived threat and uncertainty avoidance help explain the relationship between political ideology and immigrant attitudes within diverse intergroup contexts. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(1236), 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01236 Background & Theory This article explores the divide in politics, specifically between liberals...

Review Analyzes the Weaknesses of the Implicit Association Test on Predicting Behavior

Summary of: Meissner, F., Grigutsch, L.A., Koranyi, N., Müller, F., & Rothermund, K. (2019). Predicting behavior with implicit measures: Disillusioning findings, reasonable explanations, and sophisticated solutions. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02483/full Background & Theory: The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is commonly utilized by educators and researchers worldwide to make salient the presence of subconscious implicit...

Research Explores How to Encourage Empathy for Groups and the Power of Perspective-Taking

Summary of: Miron, A. M., Branscombe, N. R., Lishner, D. A., Otradovec, A. C., Frankowski, S., Bowers, H. R., Wierzba, B. L., & Malcore, M. (2020). Group-level perspective-taking effects on injustice standards and empathic concern when the victims are categorized as outgroup versus ingroup. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42(5), 305-323. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01973533.2020.1768096 Background & Theory...

Research Explores Relationship Between Conflict and Identity: What We Know and What We Need to Know

Summary of: Chowdhury, S. M. (2021). The economics of identity and conflict. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.013.613 Background & Theory This article reviews various studies and information available as it pertains to conflict and identity, and looks at how these are connected and what research has provided us about these areas, and...

Study Shows Teamwork Workshop Leads to Greater Growth Mindset and Team Communication

Summary of: Bradley, C.L., Jeter, E., Lee, S. & Cooper, J.B. (2021). Impact of a teamwork and conflict management workshop on growth mindset and team communication. Manuscript for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 1-12. Background & Theory: There is a heavy reliance on successful team communication in the healthcare industry, as it allows...

Research Shows Value of Empathy to Prevent Conflict

Research Shows Value of Empathy to Prevent Conflict

Published: March 11, 2021 | Last Updated: April 26, 2024by Natalie Davis

Summary of: Smolyaninova, O.G., Posokhova, S.T., Izotova, M.Kh. (2020). The possibilities of empathy in preventing interpersonal conflicts in the educational environment of a higher education institution. Journal of Siberan Federal University: Humanities and Social Sciences, 13(2), 219-233. DOI: 10.17516/1997-1370-0553. Background & Theory This article explores how empathy plays a role in interpersonal conflicts, specifically as...

Research Explores Negative Identity and Its Impact on Conflict Resolution

Summary of: Cohen, J.R. (2020). Negative identity and conflict, 35 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol., 737. Background & Theory This article explores negative identity and how this contributes to conflict. Negative identity is defined here as holding an identity because one is not like another person or not part of a specific group. Research Questions Cohen,...