The challenge of leading on unstable ground: Triggers that activate social identity faultlines

Human Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1763-1794

  Chrobot Mason, Donna ^a   Ruderman, Marian N ^b   Weber, Todd J ^c   Ernst, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Diversity; Intergroup; Leadership; Management; Organizational psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350442440     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709346376     Document Type: Article

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