diversity

Question 1

Diversity

Answer 1

any characteristics on the basis of which people can experience that someone is different from him/herself

Question 2

positive effect of diversity

Answer 2

more diverse ideas/information so more likely to get a good decisions/solution

Question 3

negative effect of diversity

Answer 3

you can get ingroup versus the outgroup because of social categorization

Question 4

diversity constellation

Answer 4

the diveristy within a group

Question 5

types of diversity constellations in the study

Answer 5

1. faultline group
2. cross-categorization group
3. superordinate group

Question 6

faultline group

Answer 6

clear subgroups (male versus female for example)

Question 7

cross-categorization group

Answer 7

more potential in the diversity, based on different characteristics there are different subgroups

Question 8

superordinate identity group

Answer 8

stressing the participants: you are a team, you are all in this together

Question 9

Faultline group performed better than cross-categorized group

Answer 9

no, faultline group perfomed worse than cross-categorized group

Question 10

superordinate group performed better than cross-categorized groups

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Cross-categorized + low openness to experience = …. performance

Answer 11

below average

Question 12

cross-categorized group + high openness to experience = …. performance

Answer 12

above average

Question 13

faultline group + low openness to experience = …… performance

Answer 13

below average

Question 14

faultline group + high opennes to experience = …. performance

Answer 14

average

Question 15

Was the superordinate identity group affected by levels of openness to experience?

Answer 15

no

Question 16

What can you do best for team performance?

Answer 16

stress the superordinate identity

Question 17

What can you do best if you know your people score high on openness to experience?

Answer 17

put them in cross-categorized groups

Question 18

Which type of team + which typ of leadership is best for innovation and reflection?

Answer 18

High functional diversity/heterogeneous team + participative boss

Question 19

For which type of team + leadership style is performance worst?

Answer 19

High functional diversity/heterogeneous team + participative boss

Question 20

High functional diversity/heterogeneous team + directive boss is good for ….

Answer 20

performance

Question 21

What type of team + leadership style did not effect team reflection/performance/innovation?

Answer 21

low functional diversity/homogeneous team + participative boss

Question 22

What type of team + leadership style effected reflection but not performance/innovation?

Answer 22

low functional diversity/homogeneous team + directive boss

Question 23

Diversity can increase team conflict depending on ….

Answer 23

the leader being task- or person-related

Question 24

value diversity

Answer 24

work ethic diversity

Question 25

there is less conflict when there is high work ethic diversity + a task focused leader

Answer 25

true

Question 26

there is less conflict when there is high work ethic diversity + person related leader

Answer 26

not true, there is more conflict

Question 27

high traditionalism + person focused leader = …. conflict

Answer 27

more

Question 28

there is less conflict when there is low traditionalism + person focused leader

Answer 28

true

Question 29

power dispersion

Answer 29

the degree to which power levels vary within a group (high is hierarchical)

Question 30

for teams in high in power it is better to have …. power dispersion

Answer 30

low, then there is less conflict

Question 31

when there is low power disperson teams with low power have … conflict

Answer 31

more, it is better to have high power disperson in low power teams

Question 32

what is the effect of more hierarchy on coordination enabling processes?

Answer 32

there are less coordination enabling processes

Question 33

what is the effect of hierarchy on conflict-enabling states

Answer 33

there are more conflict-enabling states

Question 34

less coordination enabling processes + more conflict enabling states has a positive impact on team effectiveness (performance and viability)

Answer 34

no, it has a negative impact