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Minority Influence in Interacting Groups: The Impact of Newcomers

  • University of Pittsburgh
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Society
  • University of Kent

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRebels in Groups
Subtitle of host publicationDissent, Deviance, Difference and Defiance
PublisherWiley Blackwell
Pages73-92
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)9781405196857
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 May 2012

Keywords

  • Group socialisation theory - analysing how groups respond to new members
  • Group socialisation theory - conditions, under which new members might produce change
  • Group's strategy choice and prior performance
  • Groups, not static entities - changing in dynamic ways over time
  • Impact of new members' behavioural style - opportunity/threat implications for group
  • Minority influence in interacting groups - and impact of newcomers
  • New member's behavioural style - and group's prior performance
  • New members' ability to exert influence - shedding light on majority-minority relations in interacting groups
  • New members, as influence recipients
  • New members, relatively passive recipients of influence

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