Diversity and Groups -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Demographic faultlines and creativity in diverse groups -- Introduction -- Creativity -- Faultlines and creativity in diverse groups -- Proposed strategies for overcoming low levels of creativity -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2. A contextual reexamination of work team diversity research: Review and future agenda -- Introduction -- Key concepts and theoretical background -- A framework for work team diversity context -- Literature review: Diversity context considered in past research -- Future directions -- References -- Chapter 3. Taking advantage of differences: Increasing team innovation through identity integration -- Introduction -- Innovation in Cross-functional teams -- Social identity theory and identity integration -- Identity integration and innovation of cross-functional teams -- From individual to team: Integration of functional identities and team composition -- Implications: Increasing team innovation in the workplace -- Future directions for research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. Duo status: Disentangling the complex interactions within a minority of two -- Introduction -- Social identity and social categorization -- Pressure on minority sub-group members and sub-group size -- Combining inter-group and intra-group pressure -- Dynamics of duo-status: Within a minority of two -- Two potential moderators of duo-status dynamics -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5. In search of significance: A role-set approach to uncovering the social importance of demographic categories -- Introduction -- When are inclusive empirical results significantquest -- A prototype: Leadership -- Implications for research on groups and teams -- Notes -- References.

Chapter 6. Metaperceptions in diverse work groups: Intrapersonal perspectives and intragroup processes -- Introduction -- Metaperceptions -- Metaperceptions in diverse workgroups -- Intrapersonal experiences of metaperception in diverse workgroups -- Intragroup processes that result from metaperceptions -- Managing metaperceptions in diverse workgroups -- Research directions and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7. Self-disclosure: Beneficial for cohesion in demographically diverse work groupsquest -- Introduction -- Demographic diversity and interpersonal relationships -- Disclosure and interpersonal relationships -- Disclosure and cohesion in diverse settings: Mechanisms -- Discussion -- Future research -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 8. To be enhanced, understood, distinct, or to belongquest: The role of multiple identity motives in homogeneous and diverse groups -- Introduction -- An overview of identity motives -- The value of examining multiple identity motives in groups -- Antecedents of identity motives in groups -- Consequences of identity motives in groups -- Research agenda -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9. Beyond information exchange: New perspectives on the benefits of racial diversity for group performance -- Limitations of an information exchange perspective -- Experimental investigations of racial diversity -- Moving beyond information exchange -- Downsides of non-informational processesquest -- Reconciling disparate findings -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 10. Diversity, newcomers, and team innovation: The importance of a common identity -- Diversity and newcomers in work teams -- Theoretical model -- The norm-congruity principle -- Identity formation in a new collaboration -- Newcomers as a source of team innovation -- Conclusions and practical implications.

Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 11. Harnessing the power of emergent interdependence to promote diverse team collaboration -- Team diversity: A cognitive focus -- When can diverse teams benefit most from collaborationquest -- Facilitating collaboration through emergent interdependence -- Creating conditions that promote emergent interdependence -- Implications -- Note -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 12. The language of bias: A linguistic approach to understanding intergroup relations -- Literature review -- Linguistic categorization differences across groups -- Language and the input-process-output model -- Directions for future research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13. Capstone Chapter For The Volume: Integrating Themes and Future Research Opportunities in Work Group Diversity -- Theme 1: Diversity affects everyone in the work group -- Theme 2: Minority members are subject to unique challenges -- Theme 3: Diverse groups operate differently than do homogeneous groups -- How can we advise managers about work group diversityquest -- References.