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Peer reviewedTsue, Anne S.; Egan, Terri D. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1992
Draws on self-categorization theory (use of social characteristics to define psychological groups and promote positive self-identity) to explore the effects of demographic diversity on an individual's psychological and behavior attachment to an organization. Membership in a majority-dominated social group may both satisfy the minority member's…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Employee Attitudes, Group Dynamics, Individual Differences
