Collision of Wills: How Ambiguity about Social Rank Breeds Conflict

By Roger V. Gould. 2003

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When Interteam Conflict Spirals into Intrateam Power Struggles: The Pivotal Role of Team Power Structures (2017, background): “Third, power tends to be seen as zero-sum and therefore struggles over power can induce competitive behaviors (Berger, Ridgeway, Fisek, & Norman, 1998; Gould, 2003; Homans, 1961), which, in turn, harm interpersonal relationships in teams (Mannix& Sauer, 2006) and thereby impair team performance (Gre”
Does gender diversity help teams constructively manage status conflict? An evolutionary perspective of status conflict, team psychological safety, and team creativity (2018, background): “These negative emotions could impair the willingness to act with generosity and interpersonal sensitivity, thereby further damaging interpersonal trust and support (Chun&Choi, 2014; Gould, 2003; Simons & Peterson, 2000).”
Status Struggles (2011, background): “This gives them greater leverage in each of their friendships (these friendships often involve subtle dominance struggles [Gould 2003]).”
Status Conflict in Groups (2012, background): “Task groups without a formal hierarchical structure inevitably establish a social hierarchy (Bales 1958, Gould 2003, Tiedens et al. 2007).”
Mind Perception Is the Essence of Morality (2012, background): “In both human and nonhuman groups, authority structures provide a way of peacefully resolving conflict; violence results when social structures are threatened (Benson & Kugler, 1998; de Waal, 2006; Gould, 2003).”
Friends, Family, or Fools: Entrepreneur Experience and its Implications for Equity Distribution and Resource Mobilization (2012, result): “This is also consistent with work in sociology that finds individuals who perceive each other as equal in social class are more likely to bicker at even the slightest provocation (Gould, 2003).”