Internal Status Sorting in Groups: The Problem of too many Stars

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BOARD INFORMAL HIERARCHY AND FIRM FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EXPLORING A TACIT STRUCTURE GUIDING BOARDROOM INTERACTIONS (2011, unknown): “To the extent that informal hierarchy provides a deference order among the directors on a board, the lack of such a hierarchy may lead them to get caught in a contest for rank and ultimately respect (Gould, 2003; Overbeck et al., 2005).”
Picking Up the Gauntlet: How Individuals Respond to Status Challenges (2008, background): “status-seeking members of an undifferentiated group will engage in contests for status (Overbeck et al., 2005).”
Status Conflict in Groups (2012, background): “Groups with many high-status individuals may be easily preoccupied with sorting out their status hierarchy, leading to dysfunctional team processes (Groysberg et al. 2011, Overbeck et al. 2005).”
The effect of wage dispersion on team outcome and the way team outcome is produced (2011, unknown): “Overbeck et al. (2005) show that teams having clear status hierarchies are more effective than teams with a lot of high status seeking individuals.”