Broadening team composition research by conceptualizing team diversity as a cross-level moderating variable [Elektronische Ressource] / by Meir Shemla

Meir Shemla

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Broadening Team Composition Research by Conceptualizing Team Diversity as a Cross-Level Moderating Variable Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the Technical University of Dresden by M. A. Meir Shemla Born on 5.12.1977 in Jerusalem, Israel ii iiiAcknowledgments Though only my name appears on the coveris odfi stsh ertation, a great many people have contributed to its productiorst, n. FiI would like to lgratefuly and sincerely thank Prof. Jürgen Wegge for his guidance and support. His mentorship was paramount in shaping my long-term career goals and his infectiousenthusiasm and advice have been major driving forces during the work on this ation. dissert It is also a pleasure to thank those colleagues who have supported me in developing the empirical part of this dissertation, and especially Prof. Eric Kearney, Ruth Prof. Kanfer, Prof. Klaus-Helmut Schmidt, Niklas Steffens, Stefan Diestel, and Eva Schraub. For their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this work I to want dedicate special thanks to Kevin-Lim Jungbauer and Dominika Dej. I also woule dto lmikake a special reference to Prof. Rolf van Dick who kindly agreed to co-supervise this work. Finally, I would like ess to exprmy gratitude to my faly. mi I dedicate this doctoral dissertation to my parents for theirtional unconsupport di during my many endeavors.

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• Publié par: technische_universitat_dresden
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 67
• Langue: English

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Broadening Team Composition Research by Conceptualizing Team Diversity as a Cross-Level Moderating Variable

Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the Technical University of Dresden by M. A. Meir Shemla Born on 5.12.1977 in Jerusalem, Israel

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Acknowledgments

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Though only my name appears on the cover of this dissertation, a great many people have

contributed to its production. First, I would like to gratefully and sincerely thank Prof.

Jürgen Wegge for his guidance and support. His mentorship was paramount in shaping

my long-term career goals and his infectious enthusiasm and advice have been major

driving forces during the work on this dissertation. It is also a pleasure to thank those

colleagues who have supported me in developing the empirical part of this dissertation,

and especially Prof. Eric Kearney, Prof. Ruth Kanfer, Prof. Klaus-Helmut Schmidt,

Niklas Steffens, Stefan Diestel, and Eva Schraub. For their helpful comments on earlier

drafts of this work I want to dedicate special thanks to Kevin-Lim Jungbauer and

Dominika Dej. I also would like to make a special reference to Prof. Rolf van Dick who

kindly agreed to co-supervise this work.

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my family. I dedicate this doctoral

dissertation to my parents for their unconditional support during my many endeavors.

Thank you for everything. I also thank my girlfriend, Dr. Mareike Altgassen, for her

support, encouragement, quiet patience and unwavering love. Finally, I would like to

thank my daughter, Mai, for putting things into perspective.

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1.ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................................................................1 2..........................................................................................................................7GERMAN SUMMARY 3.INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................13 3.1.D EFINING AND MEASURING DIVERSITY ...........................................................................................13 3.2.T HE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE ...........................................................15 4.............................23STATE OF THE ART: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DIVERSITY 4.1.T HE D UALISTIC V IEW OF D IVERSITY R ESEARCH ............................................................................23 4.2.D IVERSITY T YPOLOGIES .................................26................................................................................ 4.3.T HE C ONTINGENCY A PPROACH ......................................................................................................27 4.3.1.The Categorization-Elaboration model (CEM)......................................................................28 4.3.2.The ADIGU model..................................................................................................................30 4.3.3.The contingency approach: Empirical findings .....................................................................31 4.4.F AULTLINE R ESEARCH ....................................33................................................................................ 5.THE CURRENT RESEARCH ...........................................................................................................35 5.1.T EAM DIVERSITY AS A CONTEXT VARIABLE ....................................................................................36 5.2.A NALYTICAL AND THEORETICAL BASIS ..........................................................................................37 5.3.A IMS OF THE CURRENT RESEARCH ..................................................................................................39 5.4.S TUDIES ......................41.................................................................................................................... 5.4.1.........dutS.1y.........................................................4..1................................................................ 5.4.2.................................................................................................................................utS2yd....42 5.4.3...........................................4.2.................................................3........yudSt................................ 6.STUDY 1: EXPLORING THE CROSS-LEVEL EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL TENURE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE .........................................................................................................43 6.1.I NTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................45................................ 6.2.M ETHOD ........................................................................................................................................5.6 6.2.1.Sample and Procedure ...........................................................................................................56 6.2.2.Measures ................................................................................................................................57 6.2.3.Statistical Analysis Procedure................................................................................................59 6.3.R ESULTS .....................................................................06.................................................................... 6.4.D ISCUSSION ..........66.......................................................................................................................... 6.5.R EFERENCES ......................7.............2................................................................................................ 7.STUDY 2: MEN’S AND WOMEN’S HEALTH SYMPTOMS AS A FUNCTION OF GENDER COMPOSITION IN WORK TEAMS: A MULTILEVEL EXAMINATION........................................81 7.1.I NTRODUCTION ................................83............................................................................................... 7.2.M ETHODS ...........................................................................................................................91............ 7.2.1.Sample and Procedure ...........................................................................................................92 7.2.2.Measures ................................................................................................................................94 7.2.3.Analyses Overview .................................................................................................................97 7.3.R ESULTS ........................................89................................................................................................. 7.3.1.Findings stability..................................................................................................................101 7.4.D ISCUSSION ....................................................................................................4................10.............. 7.5.R EFERENCES 111................................................................................................................................. 8.STUDY 3: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF PERCEIVED DIVERSITY AND TEAM IDENTIFICATION ON AFFECTIVE LINKAGES IN WORK TEAMS............................................121 8.1.I NTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................123........

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STUDYA................................................................................................................................................132 8.2.M ETHOD 1.23...................................................................................................................................... 8.2.1.Sample and procedure..........................................................................................................132 8.2.2.Measures ..............................................................................................................................133 8.3.R ESULTS .............................................................................................................................531.......... 8.3.1.Discussion ............................................................................................................................140 STUDYB................................................................................................................................................144 8.4.M ETHOD .......................................................................................................................................144 8.4.1.Sample and procedure..........................................................................................................144 8.4.2.Measures ..............................................................................................................................145 8.5.R ESULTS ......................................1.64................................................................................................ 8.6.D ISCUSSION ............................................................................................................................3......15 8.7.G ENERAL DISCUSSION ................54.1................................................................................................. 8.8.R EFERENCES ..........................................................................................................................62...1.... 9.DISCUSSION .....................................................................................................................................171 9.1.S UMMARY AND P ROSPECT ......1......17................................................................................................ 9.2.C ORE F INDINGS ....................................................................................................................217........ 9.3.I NTEGRATION OF FINDINGS ................................................................75...1........................................ 9.4.I MPLICATIONS ................................................................78.1.............................................................. 9.4.1.Theoretical implications.......................................................................................................178 9.4.2.Recommendations for Diversity Management......................................................................180 9.5.S TRENGTHS ,L IMITATIONS , AND F UTURE R ESEARCH ....................................................................182 9.6.C ONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................185.... 10.GENERAL REFERENCE LIST ....................................................................................................187