Interteam Relations Flashcards
The extent to which a given person identifies with a group occurs in three distinct levels
Emotional Identity
“I enjoy working with this group”
Behavioral Identity
“Everyone needs to contribute to team goals”
Cognitive Identity
“I see myself as similar to others in my team”
People’s self-concepts consist of three fundamental self-representatives:
Individual self = individual traits
Relational self =dyadic relationships
Collective self =group and team membership
Two types of relational focus when it comes to teamwork
Independent focus = Individualism
Interdependent focus = collectivism
Interteam relationships
A person’s identity is flexible; in different situations they identify on different levels– sometimes as an individual, sometimes as part of their team. this affects their team identity
Team identity effects interteam relationships by:
- Social comparison
- team discontinuity effect
- team rivalry
- post-merger behavior
- intergroup conflict
Types of intergroup conflict
Realistic conflict- teams compete over scarce resources
Symbolic conflict - reflects fundamental differences in values
Mixed-motive conflict- involves a combination of cooperative and competitive
Extremism- Groups can see being on the opposite side as exaggerated
Bias associated with intergroup conflict
- stereotyping
- categorization (us vs them)
- Racism and racial discrimination
- ingroup bias (“we are better than them”)
- Denial
- Outgroup homogeneity and approach bias
Reducing Intergroup Conflict
Intergroup conflict hinders group effectiveness
Strategies to deal with intergroup conflict
- Contact
- Perspective taking and giving
- apology and help
- affirmation
Conflict and competition between groups are a.:.
Natural consequence of the the process of establishing social identities
Interteam conflict has positive…
Consequences in terms of enhancing cohesion and stimulating creativity
