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Article: Degree of group consensus shapes perceived power structures and decision-process evaluations of groups
Title | Degree of group consensus shapes perceived power structures and decision-process evaluations of groups |
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Keywords | decision-process evaluations degrees of consensus group perception group power structure unanimity |
Issue Date | 16-Dec-2022 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Citation | Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2022 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Groups often make decisions by consensus and choose the option(s) preferred by the majority. Most research has therefore treated group consensus as a singular construct, contrasting consensus and dissensus, or the majority and minority. The current research, however, found that varying degrees of consensus among the majority impacted outside observers’ perceptions of the voting group’s internal power structure and evaluations of its decision-making process. Specifically, partial consent (not all members agree), versus unanimous consent (all members agree), led observers to (i) infer that the group had a more decentralized, egalitarian (vs centralized, hierarchical) power structure and, consequently (ii) evaluated the group’s ostensible decision-making process more (vs less) favorably. In sum, this research demonstrated how a lack of unanimity can bolster group perceptions, identified one context where that effect was attenuated by making unanimity favorable, discusses the role of procedural fairness in group judgments, and reveals potential implications for public affairs. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/329060 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.225 |
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dc.contributor.author | Li, Tianyi | - |
dc.contributor.author | Parker, Jeffrey R | - |
dc.contributor.author | Clarkson, Joshua J | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-05T07:54:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-05T07:54:58Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022-12-16 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2022 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1368-4302 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/329060 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>Groups often make decisions by consensus and choose the option(s) preferred by the majority. Most research has therefore treated group consensus as a singular construct, contrasting consensus and dissensus, or the majority and minority. The current research, however, found that varying <em>degrees of consensus</em> among the majority impacted outside observers’ perceptions of the voting group’s internal power structure and evaluations of its decision-making process. Specifically, partial consent (not all members agree), versus unanimous consent (all members agree), led observers to (i) infer that the group had a more decentralized, egalitarian (vs centralized, hierarchical) power structure and, consequently (ii) evaluated the group’s ostensible decision-making process more (vs less) favorably. In sum, this research demonstrated how a lack of unanimity can bolster group perceptions, identified one context where that effect was attenuated by making unanimity favorable, discusses the role of procedural fairness in group judgments, and reveals potential implications for public affairs.<br></p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Group Processes & Intergroup Relations | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | decision-process evaluations | - |
dc.subject | degrees of consensus | - |
dc.subject | group perception | - |
dc.subject | group power structure | - |
dc.subject | unanimity | - |
dc.title | Degree of group consensus shapes perceived power structures and decision-process evaluations of groups | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/13684302221135590 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85144195424 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1461-7188 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000899585700001 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1368-4302 | - |