Team Innovation and Perceptions of Consideration

Cady, Steven H.; Valentine, Joanie

doi:10.1177/104649649903000604

Cited by 110 publications

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“…Finally, our work also contributes to the extant but relatively sparse literature on the effects of sex composition and diversity on group creativity (Cady andValentine 1999, Wood 1987 has argued that background diversity-which includes non-task-related differences such as sex-is likely to interfere with the creative endeavors of groups. Results of two meta-analyses provide some evidence supporting this conclusion (Hülsheger et al 2009, Joshi andRoh 2009).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Intergroup Competition as a Double-Edged Sword: How Sex Composition Regulates the Effects of Competition on Group Creativity

Baer

Vadera

Leenders

et al. 2014

Organization Science

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Building on social role theory, we extend a contingency perspective on intergroup competition proposing that having groups compete against one another is stimulating to the creativity of groups composed largely or exclusively of men but detrimental to the creativity of groups composed largely or exclusively of women. We tested this idea in two separate studies: a laboratory experiment (Study 1) and a field study (Study 2). Study 1 showed that competition had the expected positive effects on the creativity of groups composed mostly or exclusively of men and produced the predicted negative effects on the creativity of groups composed of women, even though the latter effects emerged at the high end of the competition spectrum and for sex-homogeneous groups only. Results of Study 1 also revealed that within-group collaboration mediated the joint effects of competition and sex composition on group creativity. Study 2 replicated the results of Study 1 in a field setting involving research and development teams. We discuss the implications of these findings for theory and practice.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Intergroup Competition as a Double-Edged Sword: How Sex Composition Regulates the Effects of Competition on Group Creativity

Baer

Vadera

Leenders

et al. 2014

Organization Science

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“…The interpretation for these findings is that perhaps men do not generate working conditions that are favourable to women. On the other hand, Cady and Valentine (1999) find that gender diversity is negative, when related to the quantity of ideas generated. The authors point out that this may be the result of the intrinsically low presence of women.…”

Section: The Influence Of Gender Diversity On a Firm's Capacity To Pamentioning

confidence: 80%

Gender Diversity, R&D Teams and Patents: An Application to Spanish Firms

Teruel

Segarra‐Blasco

2017

SSRN Journal

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Previous results show that gender diversity increases the probability that firms invest in R&D and engage in innovation. This paper explores the relationship between gender diversity of R&D departments and their capacity to patent. Based on the Spanish Community Innovation Survey between 2004 and 2014, we apply a two-step procedure in order to control for endogeneity. Although gender diversity affects OEPM patents negatively, its impact is non-significant for patents with international coverage (EPO, USPTO, or PCT). A relevant result is the fact that the generation of patents is positively affected by the diversity of categories in the R&D labs. Our results highlight that, gender diversity of R&D teams does not play a relevant impact on the capacity of the firm to register patents. However, the diversity according to the professional role in R&D teams exerts a positive influence. In sum, the key question is not the gender diversity per se but the gender diversity jointly with the professional status.

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“…733)." 8 Despite these potential benefits it has been noted that individuals are more likely to work with individuals who are similar to them. 35,36 The tendency to seek out homogeneous peers comes from the fact that these individuals possess a set of shared norms that form the foundation of interaction.…”

Section: Social Interactions and Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…5,6 The diversification of engineering creates opportunities for social and economic advancement. Increasing the diversity of the students becoming engineers has a variety of tangible benefits including; improved solutions 7,8 , improving communication skills 9 , increased creativity 10 , solutions that are culturally responsible 11 , and an expectation to have diverse peers. 12 The need for more engineers is beyond what can be provided from the conventional population; thus, there is a need to expand the definition of who can be an engineer.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%