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Distinctive Members: The Effects of Solo Arrangements on Evaluations of Solos and Similar Others
Author(s) -
Craig Kellina M.,
O'Neal Edgar C.,
Langley Travis
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1997.tb00350.x
Subject(s) - optimal distinctiveness theory , psychology , social psychology , affect (linguistics) , composition (language) , white (mutation) , communication , linguistics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
This study investigated the effect of group composition on judgments of African Americans. White male and female college students responded to photographic slides of female work groups in which the racial composition of the group was systematically altered to represent varying degrees of distinctiveness. Each participant judged the effectiveness of individual group members, as well as the competency of the overall group. Findings suggested that work groups which contained a distinctive (or solo) group member may affect judgments about similar others encountered later who share the solo's rare characteristic. Results are discussed in terms of the effect of these types of arrangements in organizational settings, and implications of these findings for practitioners and managers are discussed.