The role of attitudes in reactions toward diversity in workgroups

Toshihiko Nakui, Paul B. Paulus*, Karen I. Van der Zee

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to JournalArticleAcademicpeer-review

Abstract

The present study examined attitudes toward diversity as a moderator of outcomes of diversity in workgroups. Two studies were conducted that focused on the development of the Attitudes Toward Diverse Workgroups Scale (ADWS) and on the impact of diversity attitudes on task performance and psychological reactions in actual face-to-face diverse brainstorming groups. The first study supported the internal consistency and stability of the ADWS and revealed that it was related, in the predicted way, to the Big Five and general prejudice. The second study revealed that high scores on the productive and affective dimensions of the ADWS enhanced brainstorming performance (quality of ideas) in actual diverse groups and positive psychological reactions to the group experiences, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2327-2351
Number of pages25
JournalJournal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume41
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The role of attitudes in reactions toward diversity in workgroups'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this