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Drawing on sociological role theory, this paper proposes that cosmopolitan and local role orientations can be viewed as status categories in international work groups. In knowledge-intensive work settings, cosmopolitans and local team members may be accorded high status because they are expected to be able to help their teams interpret knowledge obtained from sources outside the team. In a multi-method field study conducted at a leading international development agency, I explore the possible dynamics of status rivalry and deference in teams with cosmopolitan and local members, and examine their implications for team performance, using project quality and survey data collected from 550 members of 96 teams. The findings of the study support a view of status in work groups as contested and contingent on the situation. |
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Name: American Sociological Association
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| Haas, Martine. "Status in International Work Groups: Cosmopolitans, Locals, and the Challenges of Knowledge Work" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p108822_index.html> |
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| Haas, M. R. , 2004-08-14 "Status in International Work Groups: Cosmopolitans, Locals, and the Challenges of Knowledge Work" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p108822_index.html |
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
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Abstract: Drawing on sociological role theory, this paper proposes that cosmopolitan and local role orientations can be viewed as status categories in international work groups. In knowledge-intensive work settings, cosmopolitans and local team members may be accorded high status because they are expected to be able to help their teams interpret knowledge obtained from sources outside the team. In a multi-method field study conducted at a leading international development agency, I explore the possible dynamics of status rivalry and deference in teams with cosmopolitan and local members, and examine their implications for team performance, using project quality and survey data collected from 550 members of 96 teams. The findings of the study support a view of status in work groups as contested and contingent on the situation. |
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| ASA-173-10554 Status in International Work Groups: Cosmopolitans Locals and the Challenges of Knowledge Work Martine R. Haas Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations & Department of Sociology 365 Ives Hall Ithaca NY 14853 tel: (607) 255 3048 fax: (607) 255 2261 e-mail: martine_haas@cornell.edu January 2004 Submission to the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2004 ASA-173-10554 Status in International Work Groups: Cosmopolitans Locals and the Challenges of Knowledge Work ABSTRACT Drawing on sociological role theory this paper proposes |
| by project type notably: real team team size % late respondents % Quorum respondents project cost (log) and project duration (log). To address these potential differences in the analyses I multiplied each of the variables for which the mean differences were significant at the 0.05 level by the project type variable and included these interaction terms as additional control variables. However they did not change the results and so these additional interaction terms were not included in the models |
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