MSOM 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Silent Treatment, In-Group Favoritism, All Lives Matter

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Business, Minor in
• Course: MSOM 306
• Professor: Porter

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Objectives: at the end of this class you should be able to. Discuss optimal distinctiveness theory and social identity theory. Discuss external threats and supports to social identity and their role in reducing intergroup conflict. Levels of identity: individual/relational/collective (tiers of identity) individual>dyadic>relational>team>division>regional>org>(culture)> national *(might start taking on victories/failures) A person"s collective identity derives from the interplay of two opposing social motives: inclusion and differentiation . In-groups- group that one belongs to (driven by need to belong) Can be multi-layered (i. e. own team other team(s) organization) Personal perceptions = subjective, no necessary interaction required. Internalization- taking in the values of the team. I. e. high school: popular crowd jocks band nerds stoners. Team performance- teams are more competitive than individuals. This is true when threatened by lower status team we work harder when: threatened by outgroup if we"re being watched to be accepted by in-group sabotage. Individual- being on a team raises individual performance.