- Author
- Year
- 2002
- Title
- Integrative and distributive negotiation in small groups: effects of task structure, dicision rule, and social motive
- Journal
- Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
- Volume
- 87
- Pages (from-to)
- 227-252
- Document type
- Article
- Faculty
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
- Institute
- Psychology Research Institute (PsyRes)
- Abstract
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This study examined the interactive effects of task structure,decision rule, and social motive on small-group negotiation processesand outcomes. Three-person groups negotiated either within an asymmetrical task structure (in which a majority of groupmembers have compatible interests) or within a symmetrical task structure (in which no such majority exists). Groups negotiated either under unanimity rule or under majority rule, and group members were either egoistically or prosocially motivated. Results revealed cumulative main effects and the predicted three-way interaction: Groups in an asymmetrical task structure engaged in more distributive and less integrative behavior, reached lower joint outcomes, and experienced a less positive group climate especially when they had an egoistic rather than prosocial motivation and unanimity rather than majorityrule applied. Theoretical implications and avenues for future researchare discussed.
- URL
- go to publisher's site
- Language
- Undefined/Unknown
- Persistent Identifier
- https://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.418763
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