Joining disconnected others reduces social identity threat in women brokers

IF 3.4 2区管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI:10.1016/j.obhdp.2024.104376

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Abstract

This article examines gender differences in social network brokerage. We theorize that whether women brokers experience social identity threat with downstream consequences for their creative performance depends on whether they use a separation (intermediating between network members) or a joining (bringing disconnected network members together) approach. Using a survey (Study 1), a pilot field study and an experiment (Study 2), and another experiment (Study 3), we demonstrate the following, respectively: (1) there are stereotypes favoring men in separation brokerage and stereotypes favoring women in joining brokerage; (2) women (vs. men) who take a separation approach to brokerage experience reduced creative self-efficacy, whereas no gender difference emerges among individuals who undertake a joining approach; and (3) women (vs. men) experience greater social identity threat when undertaking separation brokerage, with fear of backlash mediating the link between gender, creative self-efficacy and creative performance, whereas no gender difference emerges among individuals who undertake a joining approach to brokerage.

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加入互不联系的其他人可减少女性经纪人的社会身份威胁

本文探讨了社交网络经纪人的性别差异。我们的理论是，女性经纪人是否会经历社会身份威胁，并对其创造性表现产生下游影响，取决于她们是采用分离（在网络成员之间进行中介）还是采用联合（将互不联系的网络成员联合起来）的方式。通过一项调查（研究 1）、一项试验性实地研究和一项实验（研究 2）以及另一项实验（研究 3），我们分别证明了以下几点：(1) 在分离型中介中存在有利于男性的刻板印象，而在联合型中介中存在有利于女性的刻板印象；(2) 采取分离型中介方式的女性（相对于男性）会降低创造性自我效能感，而采取联合型中介方式的个体则不会出现性别差异；(3) 女性（相对于男性）在采取联合型中介方式时会经历更大的社会身份威胁。(3) 女性（与男性相比）在进行分离式经纪时会经历更大的社会身份威胁，对反弹的恐惧会调节性别、创造性自我效能感和创造性表现之间的联系，而在进行联合式经纪的个体中则不会出现性别差异。

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期刊介绍： Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making. The journal features articles that present original empirical research, theory development, meta-analysis, and methodological advancements relevant to the substantive domains served by the journal. Topics covered by the journal include perception, cognition, judgment, attitudes, emotion, well-being, motivation, choice, and performance. We are interested in articles that investigate these topics as they pertain to individuals, dyads, groups, and other social collectives. For each topic, we place a premium on articles that make fundamental and substantial contributions to understanding psychological processes relevant to human attitudes, cognitions, and behavior in organizations. In order to be considered for publication in OBHDP a manuscript has to include the following: 1.Demonstrate an interesting behavioral/psychological phenomenon 2.Make a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to the existing literature 3.Identify and test the underlying psychological mechanism for the newly discovered behavioral/psychological phenomenon 4.Have practical implications in organizational context