Influencing diversity beliefs through a personal testimonial, promotion‐focused approach

Artikel

Although researchers have highlighted the importance of diversity beliefs (i.e., team members' perceived value of diversity) for the elaboration of information in teams, little attention has been paid to whether and how diversity beliefs can be shaped. Drawing on theory and research on team diversity beliefs, we propose that diversity beliefs are more effectively influenced by interventions using a promotion (compared with a prevention) focus toward diversity and personal testimonial (compared with factual) knowledge. Results from an experiment conducted with 175 teams revealed that both a promotion focus and personal testimonial knowledge independently contributed to more positive diversity beliefs and consequently increased team elaboration of task‐relevant information as well as integration of different perspectives. Our results reveal key factors that can influence diversity beliefs and underscore the pivotal role of diversity beliefs in improving the extent to which team members elaborate information and integrate diverse perspectives.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Journal of Organizational Behavior ; ISSN: 1099-1379 ; Volume: 44 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-18 ; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Management
• Subject: diversity beliefs ; experiential learning ; regulatory focus ; team information elaboration ; team integrative complexity

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Vongswasdi, Pisitta ; Leroy, Hannes ; Shemla, Meir ; Hoever, Inga ; Khattab, Jasmien
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Wiley
• (where): Hoboken, NJ
• (when): 2022

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1002/job.2664
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET