In this article we selectively review major advances in research on motivation in work and
organizational behavior since the founding of Organizational Behavior and Human …

The United States, like many nations, continues to experience rapid growth in its racial
minority population and is projected to attain so-called majority-minority status by 2050 …

Social comparison—the tendency to self-evaluate by comparing ourselves to others—is an
important source of competitive behavior. We propose a new model that distinguishes …

Names: Thompson, Leigh L., author. Title: Making the team: a guide for managers/Leigh L.
Thompson, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Description: Sixth …

This volume critically evaluates more than a century of empirical research on the
effectiveness of small, task-performing groups, and offers a fresh look at the costs and …

Research summary: Firms seeking to avoid reputational spillovers that can arise from
dangerous, illegal, and unethical behavior at supply chain factories are increasingly relying …

Integrating and refining social interdependence theory and structural adaptation theory, we
examined the effects of intergroup competition on the creativity of 70 four-person groups …

What motivates individuals at work? How do we know when behavior is the result of
motivation or some other internal or external factor? What can managers do to maintain or …

We sought to understand team member informal social network ties outside of the team as a
way to achieve cognitive variation within the team, thereby facilitating creativity. Specifically …

A purported downside of social category diversity is decreased relationship focus (ie, one's
focus on establishing a positive social bond with a coworker). However, we argue that this …