This chapter reviews research on the group identity explanation of social influence,
grounded in self-categorization theory, and contrasts it with other group-based explanations …

Social identities are associated with normative standards for thought and action, profoundly
influencing the behavioral choices of individual group members. These social norms provide …

This research advances a social identity approach to leadership through a meta-analysis
examining four novel hypotheses that clarify the nature and impact of leader group …

Most countries worldwide have taken restrictive measures and called on their population to
adopt social distancing behaviours to contain the spread of the COVID‐19 pandemic. At a …

Identity fusion is a relatively unexplored form of alignment with groups that entails a visceral
feeling of oneness with the group. This feeling is associated with unusually porous, highly …

Firms use reference points to evaluate financial performance, frame gain or loss positions,
and guide strategic behavior. However, there is little theoretical underpinning to explain how …

Websites prominently display consumers' product ratings, which influence consumers'
buying decisions and willingness to pay. Few insights exist regarding whether a consumer's …

Using insights from institutional theory, sociology, and entrepreneurship we develop and test
a model of the relationship between centralized and decentralized institutions on …

Traditionally, group research has focused more on the motivations that make people
conform than on the motivations and conditions underpinning deviance and dissent. This …

This paper presents new findings about individual disengagement from violent extremism in
a Western context. Despite enormous investment of the last two decades in responses to …