Challenging Demographic Reductionism

1 December 1998

journal article
Published by SAGE Publications in Small Group Research

Vol. 29 (6) , 744-759
https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496498296004

Abstract

The present study examined the impact of within-group value diversity on personal satisfaction, group creativity, and group effectiveness. After accountingfordiversity in race/nation-ality, gender, and age, value diversity predicted greater personal satisfaction, and higher perceived group creativity and effectiveness.

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