Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/287871 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Organizational Behavior [ISSN:] 1099-1379 [Volume:] 44 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Wiley [Place:] Hoboken, NJ [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1-18
Publisher: 
Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: 
Although researchers have highlighted the importance of diversity beliefs (i.e., team members' perceived value of diversity) for the elaboration of information in teams, little attention has been paid to whether and how diversity beliefs can be shaped. Drawing on theory and research on team diversity beliefs, we propose that diversity beliefs are more effectively influenced by interventions using a promotion (compared with a prevention) focus toward diversity and personal testimonial (compared with factual) knowledge. Results from an experiment conducted with 175 teams revealed that both a promotion focus and personal testimonial knowledge independently contributed to more positive diversity beliefs and consequently increased team elaboration of task‐relevant information as well as integration of different perspectives. Our results reveal key factors that can influence diversity beliefs and underscore the pivotal role of diversity beliefs in improving the extent to which team members elaborate information and integrate diverse perspectives.
Subjects: 
diversity beliefs
experiential learning
regulatory focus
team information elaboration
team integrative complexity
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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