Status in management and organizations
Title:
Status in management and organizations
Author:
Pearce, Jone L.
ISBN:
9780521115452
9780521132961
Publication Information:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
xx, 353 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series:
Cambridge companions to management
Cambridge companions to management.
Contents:
Introduction: the power of status / How Status Differences are Legitimated: Divergence in status evaluation: theoretical implications for a social construction view of status building / Maintaining but also changing hierarchies: what social dominance theory has to say / The Influence of Status on Markets: The importance of status in markets: a market identity perspective / On the need to extend tournament theory through insights from status research / The Role of Status in New Industries and Ventures: The cultural context of status: generating important knowledge in nanotechnology / Venture launch and growth as a status-building process / When Ascriptive Status Trumps Achieved Status in Teams: Status cues and expertise assessment in groups: how group members size one another up... and why it matters / The malleability of race in organizational teams: a theory of racial status activation / Status in the Workplace: Organizational justice and status: theoretical perspectives and promising directions / Resolving conflicts between status and distinctiveness in individual identity: a framework of multiple identity displays / Developing Status and Management Knowledge: The value of status in management and organization research: a theoretical integration
Abstract:
"People go to extraordinary lengths to gain and defend their status. Those with higher status are listened to more, receive more deference from others, and are perceived as having more power. People with higher status also tend to have better health and longevity. In short, status matters. Despite the importance of status, particularly in the workplace, it has received comparatively little attention from management scholars. It is only relatively recently that they have turned their attention to the powerful role that social status plays in organizations. This book brings together this important work, showing why we should distinguish status from power, hierarchy and work quality. It also shows how a better understanding of status can be used to address problems in a number of different areas, including strategic acquisitions, the development of innovations, new venture funding, executive compensation, discrimination, and team diversity effects"-- Provided by publisher.
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