Who Gets the Credit?

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Abstract
Although Hollander characterized idiosyncrasy credit as the product of perceptions group members have of one another, no one has ever captured these perceptions. We suggest that perceptions of idiosyncrasy credit are directly accessible as an empirical and measurable concept. To demonstrate this, we followed seven naturally occurring, on-going work groups and asked group members to report the level of idiosyncrasy credit-measured as latitude to deviate and seriousness of consideration-they allocated to each other. Our results indicated that perceptions of idiosyncrasy credit were internally reliable across items, across time, and across group members. Further, perceptions of idiosyncrasy credit were predictably related to leadership and socially dominant behaviors. Group performance moderated these relationships. Implications of this studyfor research on idiosyncrasy credit, leadership, and group performance were discussed.