Playing favorites: The influence of leaders' inner circle on group processes and performance

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1244-1257

  Burris, Ethan R ^a   Rodgers, Matthew S ^b   Mannix, Elizabeth A ^c   Hendron, Michael G ^d   Oldroyd, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Friendship; Group decision making; Inner circle; Leadership

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COOPERATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FRIEND; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TRUST;

AFFECT; ATTENTION; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FRIENDS; GROUP PROCESSES; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUST;

EID: 69949127874     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209338747     Document Type: Article

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