Articles

A meta-analysis of the relationships between diversity, conflict, and team performance (with F R C De Wit and L L. Greer), Journal of Applied Psychology (2012)

Since the meta-analysis by De Dreu and Weingart (2003b) on the effects of intragroup conflict...

 

Crooked conflicts: the effects of conflict asymmetry in mediation (with Joyce Rupert, Aukje Nauta, and Seth van den Bossche), Negotiations and Conflict Management Research (2011)

Our main research question is how the asymmetry of conflict between two parties involved in...

 

Embedding the organizational culture profile into Schwartz’s universal value theory using multidimensional scaling with regional restrictions (with Ingwer Borg, Patrick J. F. Groenen, Wolfgang Bilsky, and Shalom H. Schwartz), Journal of Personnel Psychology (Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie) (2011)

Person-organization fit is often measured by the congruence of a person’s values and the values...

 

How relational closeness buffers the effect of relationship conflict on helpful and deviant group behaviors (with S Rispens, L L. Greer, and S M B Thatcher), Negotiation and Conflict Management Research (2011)
 

The bigger they are, the harder they fall: Linking team power, conflict, congruence, and team performance (with L L. Greer and H M. Caruso), Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2011)
 

The effects of alignments: examining group faultlines, organizational cultures, and performance (with K Bezrukova, S M B Thatcher, and C Spell), Journal of Applied Psychology (2011)
 

When employees stop talking and start fighting: the detrimental effects of pseudo voice in organizations (with G De Vries and B W. Terwel), Journal of Business Ethics (2011)
 

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A multimethod approach to the study of sensitive organizational issues (with Karsten Jonsen), Journal of Mixed Methods Research (2010)

Sensitive organizational issues such as conflict, lying and deceit, and personal health issues are difficult...

 

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The moderating influence of nationalism on the relationship between national diversity and conflict (with Naliah Ayub), Negotiation and Conflict Management Research (2010)

To understand the relationship between national diversity and conflict types (relationship and task conflict) in...

 

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Believing shapes seeing: the impact of diversity beliefs on the construal of group composition (with Astrid C. Homan, Lindred L. Greer, and Lukas Koning), Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (2010)

Previous research has suggested that diversity effects depend on how group members perceive their group’s...

 

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The effects of conflict asymmetry on work group and individual outcomes (with Sonja Rispens and Sherry M. B. Thatcher), The Academy of Management Journal (2010)

We examine the consequences of an often ignored aspect of work group conflict—asymmetric conflict perceptions—for...

 

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The faultline activation process and the effects of activated faultlines on coalition formation, conflict, and group outcomes (with Katerina Bezrukova), Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (2010)

This research examines the effects of group faultline activation on coalition formation, conflict, and group...

 

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Commitment of cultural minorities in organizations: effects of leadership and pressure to conform (with Joyce Rupert, Marloes L. van Engen, and Renee S. M. de Reuver), Journal of Business and Psychology (2010)

Purpose In this study, we investigated the commitment of cultural minorities and majorities in organizations....

 

From the outside in: the negative spillover effects of boundary effects of boundary spanners’ relations with members of other organizations (with L. Ramarajan, K. Bezrukova, and M. Euwema), Journal of Organizational Behavior (2010)
 

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Revisiting faultline conceptualization: measuring faultline strength and distance (with Elaine L. Zanutto and Katerina Bezrukova), Quality & Quantity (2010)

The purpose of this research is to develop a conceptually and methodologically sound measure of...

 

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Cross-cultural differences in conflict management: an inductive study of Chinese and American managers (with Lorna Doucet, Elizabeth Weldon, Xiangming Chen, and Zhongming Wang), International Journal of Conflict Management (2009)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare conflict management behaviors of American...

 

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Do workgroup faultlines help or hurt? A moderated model of faultlines, team identification, and group performance (with Katerina Bezrukova, Elaine L. Zanutto, and Sherry M. B. Thatcher), Organization Science (2009)

In this study we examine a moderated model of group faultlines, team identification, and group...

 

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Follow me: strategies used by emergent leaders in virtual organizations (with Lindred L. Greer), International Journal of Leadership Studies (2009)

In this multi-method study, we investigated the strategies used by members who emerged as leaders...

 

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The effects of conflict types, dimensions, and emergent states on group outcomes (with Lindred Greer, Sheen Levine, and Gabriel Szulanski), Group Decision and Negotiation (2009)

In this study, we examine three types of conflict (task, relationship, and process) and four...

 

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Using triangulation to validate themes in qualitative studies (with Karsten Jonsen), Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal (2009)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide instructional guidance on how to...

 

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Conflict transformation: a longitudinal investigation of the relationships between different types of intragroup conflict and the moderating role of conflict resolution (with Lindred L. Greer and Elizabeth A. Mannix), Small Group Research (2008)

In this longitudinal study, the authors examine the relationships between task, relationship, and process conflict...

 

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Diversity and team learning: the impact of faultlines and psychological safety (with Joyce Rupert), Behavior and Organizations (2008)

In this field study, we investigated 186 members of 70 management teams and tested the...

 

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Perceptions of deception: making sense of responses to employee deceit (with Elizabeth D. Scott), Journal of Business Ethics (2008)

In this research, we examine the effects that customer perceptions of employee deception have on...

 

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Towards a model for team learning in multidisciplinary crisis management teams (with Selma van der Haar and Mein Segers), International Journal of Emergency Management (2008)

Crisis management teams have the duty to perform immediately, reliably and effectively in case of...

 

Working Papers

Diversity in punk rock bands: conflict and performance (with Lindred Greer and Don Conlon) (2012)
 

Persistence and visibility of group faultlines: the effects of team identity on the group faultlines-conflict link (with Katerina Bezrukova and Madhan Grounder) (2012)

We expand the group faultline theory by taking into account the relative importance of various...

 

When do faultline and cross-categorized teams learn? The role of error culture (with Joyce Rupert and Astrid A. C. Homan) (2012)
 

Articles under review