TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, Bertolt A1 - Shemla, Meir A1 - Schermuly, Carsten C. T1 - Social Category Salience Moderates the Effect of Diversity Faultlines on Information Elaboration JF - Small Group Research N2 - Faultlines—hypothetical dividing lines splitting a group into homogeneous subgroups based on the distribution of demographic attributes—are frequently assumed to be detrimental to group outcomes because they operationalize social categorizations. However, a literature review indicates that this is not always the case. We argue that diversity faultlines and social categorizations are not necessarily the same and that the effect of diversity faultlines is moderated by perceived social categorizations. To test this proposition, we assigned 172 participants to groups of four. Participant gender, bogus personality feedback, seating position, and colored cards were employed to create two diversity faultline conditions (weak and strong faultline). Groups worked on the Survive in the Desert task, and their interactions were coded with the discussion coding system (DCS). Social categorizations were elicited using a newly developed measure that requires participants to specify subjectively perceived salient categories. Participants stated many social categories that were unrelated to surface-level characteristics frequently employed in diversity research. In line with our hypotheses, social category salience moderated the effect of faultline strength on elaboration. Elaboration was most intense in strong faultline groups that had low levels of category salience. Elaboration was positively related to performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. KW - Subgroups KW - Diversity KW - Faultlines KW - Social Categorization Y1 - 2011 N1 - Abrufbar in der Datenbank Sage Journals Online Deep Backfile im Netz der SRH Hochschule Berlin. Access possible via Database Sage Journals Online Deep Backfile within the network of SRH Hochschule Berlin. VL - 42 IS - 3 SP - 257 EP - 282 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, Bertolt A1 - Schermuly, Carsten C. A1 - Kauffeld, Simone T1 - That’s not my place: the interacting effects of faultlines, subgroup size, and social competence on social loafing behaviour in work groups JF - European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology N2 - Taking a social relations approach to team diversity, we propose that faultlines—hypothetical dividing lines that split a team into relatively homogeneous subgroups—impact the team members’ propensity to exhibit social loafing behaviour. We further propose that this individual-level reaction to the faultline structure of the team can differ among team members, depending on the size of their subgroup and on their individual social competence. We tested the assumptions with a sample of real teams working on an intellective task during which social loafing behaviour was video-coded. In partial support of the hypotheses, generalized mixed models revealed that social loafing behaviour was most common for team members who were part of a team with strong faultlines, who belonged to the larger subgroup in their team, and who exhibited low levels of social competence. The results therefore highlight the benefits of taking a multilevel approach to the effects of faultlines. KW - Faultlines KW - Subgroups KW - Social Loafing KW - Social Competence KW - Team Diversity Y1 - 2015 N1 - Online: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270584492_That%27s_not_my_place_The_interacting_effects_of_faultlines_subgroup_size_and_social_competence_on_social_loafing_behavior_in_work_groups VL - 25 IS - 1 SP - 31 EP - 49 ER -