Pluralistic ignorance: Historical development and organizational applications

Management Decision

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 126-138

  Halbesleben, Jonathon R b ^a   Buckley, M Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Management history; Organizational behaviour; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993057928     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740310495081     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Allport, F.H. (1924), Social Psychology, Houghton-Mifflin, Boston, MA.
2. Buckley, M.R., Harvey, M.G. and Beu, D.S. (2000), “ The role of pluralistic ignorance in the perception of unethical behavior ”, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 23, pp. 353-364.
3. Chatman, J.A. (1989), “ Improving interactional organizational research: a model of person-organizational fit ”, Academy of Management Review, Vol. 14, pp. 333-349.
4. Daniel, S.P. and Rogers, M.L. (1981), “ Burn-out and the pastorate: a critical review with implications for pastors ”, Journal of Psychology and Theology, Vol. 9, pp. 232-249.
5. de Tocqueville, A. (1955), The Old Regime and the French Revolution, (translated by S. Gilbert), Anchor, New York, NY (original work published in 1858).
6. Festinger, L. (1954), “ A theory of social comparison processes ”, Human Relations, Vol. 12, pp. 117-140.
7. Fields, J.M. (1971), “ Perceptions of other's opinions in a city and its neighborhoods ”, unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
8. Fields, J.M. and Schuman, H. (1976), “ Public beliefs about the beliefs of the public ”, Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 40, pp. 427-448.
9. Halbesleben, J.R.B. (2000), “ The role of pluralistic ignorance in public policy issues and political decision-making ”, unpublished master's thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
10. Halbesleben, J.R.B. (2002), “ A model of pluralistic ignorance ”, paper presented at the 20th Annual Oklahoma Psychological Society Spring Research Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
11. Halbesleben, J.R.B. and Buckley, M.R. (2001), “ Pluralistic ignorance: an overlooked variable in the performance appraisal process ”, paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, New Orleans, LA.
12. Halbesleben, J.R.B., Buckley, M.R. and Wheeler, A.R. (2002), “ Overlooked and emerging issues in performance appraisal ”, in Ferris, G.R., Buckley, M.R. and Fedor, D.B. (Eds), Human Resources Management: Perspectives, Context, Functions, and Outcomes, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
13. Halbesleben, J.R.B., Sauer, N.S., Salamon, N.D. and Buckley, M.R. (2003), “ Pluralistic ignorance in the perception of burnout in priests: implications for burnout theory and research ”, working paper, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
14. Harvey, J.B. (1974), “ The Abilene paradox: the management of agreement ”, Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 3, pp. 63-80.
15. Harvey, J.B. (1988), The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management, Lexington Books, Lexington, MA.
16. Harvey, M.G., Novicevic, M.M., Buckley, M.R. and Ferris, G.R. (2001), “ A historical perspective on organizational ignorance ”, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 16, pp. 449-468.
17. Isenberg, D.J. (1980), “ Levels of analysis of pluralistic ignorance phenomena: the case of receptiveness to interpersonal feedback ”, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 10, pp. 457-467.
18. Janis, I.L. (1961), Groupthink, Houghton-Mifflin, Boston, MA.
19. Katz, D. and Allport, F.H. (1931), Student Attitudes, Craftsmen Press, Syracuse, NY.
20. Katz, D. and Braly, K.W. (1933), “ Racial stereotypes of one hundred college students ”, Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, Vol. 28, pp. 280-290.
21. Katz, D. and Kahn, R.L. (1978), The Social Psychology of Organizations, Wiley, New York, NY.
22. Maslach, C. (1982), Burnout: The Cost of Caring, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
23. Matza, D. (1964), Delinquency and Drift, Wiley, New York, NY.
24. Miller, D.T. and McFarland, C. (1987), “ Pluralistic ignorance: when similarity is interpreted as dissimilarity ”, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 53, pp. 298-305.
25. Miller, D.T. and McFarland, C. (1991), “ When social comparison goes awry: the case of pluralistic ignorance ”, in Suls, J. and Willis, T. (Eds), Social Comparison: Contemporary Theory and Research, Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ.
26. Miller, D.T., Monin, B. and Prentice, D.A. (2000), “ Pluralistic ignorance and inconsistency between private attitudes and public behavior ”, in Terry, D.J. and Hogg, M.A. (Eds), Attitudes, Behavior, and Social Context: The Role of Norms and Group Membership, Erlbaum, Hillsdale, NJ.
27. Miller, D.T. and Prentice, D.A. (1994), “ Collective errors and errors about the collective ”, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 20, pp. 541-550.
28. Morse, N.C. and Allport, F.H. (1952), “ The causation of anti-Semitism ”, Journal of Psychology, Vol. 34, pp. 197-233.
29. O'Gorman, H.J. (1975), “ Pluralistic ignorance and white estimates of white support for racial segregation ”, Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 39, pp. 313-330.
30. O'Gorman, H.J. (1986), “ The discovery of pluralistic ignorance: an ironic lesson ”, Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 22, pp. 333-347.
31. O'Gorman, H.J. (1988), “ Pluralistic ignorance and reference groups: the case of ingroup ignorance ”, in O'Gorman, H.J. (Ed.), Surveying Social Life: Papers in Honor of Herbert H. Hyman, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT.
32. O'Gorman, H.J. and Garry, S.L. (1976), “ Pluralistic ignorance: a replication and extension ”, Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 40, pp. 449-458.
33. O'Reilly, C.A., Chatman, J. and Caldwell, D.F. (1991), “ People and organizational culture: a profile comparison approach to assessing person-organizational fit ”, Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 34, pp. 487-516.
34. Prentice, D.A. and Miller, D.T. (1993), “ Pluralistic ignorance and alcohol use on campus: some consequences of misperceiving the social norm ”, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 64, pp. 243-256.
35. Prentice, D.A. and Miller, D.T. (1996), “ Pluralistic ignorance and the perpetuation of social norms by unwitting actors ”, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 28, pp. 161-209.
36. Prentice, D.A. and Miller, D.T. (2002), “ The emergence of homegrown stereotypes ”, American Psychologist, Vol. 57, pp. 352-359.
37. Robinson, R.K. and Frink, D.D. (2002), “ A manager's primer for sexual harassment in the workplace ”, in Ferris, G.R., Buckley, M.R. and Fedor, D.B. (Eds), Human Resources Management: Perspectives, Context, Functions, and Outcomes, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
38. Sallot, L.M., Cameron, G.T. and Lariscy, R.A.W. (1998), “ Pluralistic ignorance and professional standards: underestimating professionalism of our peers in public relations ”, Public Relations Review, Vol. 24, pp. 1-20.
39. Savell, J. (1977), “ Long term stability on two measures of pluralistic ignorance ”, paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
40. Schanck, R.L. (1932), “ A study of a community and its groups and institutions conceived of as behaviors of individuals ”, Psychological Monographs, Vol. 43, pp. 1-133.
41. Schanck, R.L. (1934), “ A study of change in institutional attitudes in a rural community ”, Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 5, pp. 121-128.
42. Schanck, R.L. (1938), “ Test-tube for public opinion: a rural community ”, Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 2, pp. 90-95.
43. Schneider, B., Goldstein, H.W. and Smith, D.B. (1995), “ The ASA framework: an update ”, Personnel Psychology, Vol. 48, pp. 747-773.
44. Schroeder, C.M. and Prentice, D.A. (1998), “ Exposing pluralistic ignorance to reduce alcohol use among college students ”, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 28, pp. 2150-80.
45. Van Boven, L. (2000), “ Pluralistic ignorance and political correctness: the case of affirmative action ”, Political Psychology, Vol. 21, pp. 267-276.
46. Weick, K.E. (1996), “ Drop your tools: an allegory for organizational studies ”, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 41, pp. 301-313.