Examines the effects of status on individuals and groups. This volume considers both the role of status within groups and how the status of groups within their context affects members and group effectiveness. It is useful to individuals interested in understanding the effects of status on individuals and the groups in which they are embedded.

A Matter of Intragroup Status: The Importance of Respect for the Viability of Groups. It's Not Just About Differences: An Integration of Role Identity Theory and Status Characteristics Theory. A Big Fish in a Small Pond or a Small Fish in a Big Pond? Importance of Intra- Versus Intergroup Status Across Cultures. Misperceiving your Place: Humility and Hubris in Social Hierarchies. To be Smart or to be Social? The Context-Dependent Effects of Communication Styles on Status Conferral in Task Groups. "I Know What I'm Doing": The Impact of Gender Stereotypes about Expertise on Task Assignments in Groups. Member Status and Information Exchange in Decision-Making Groups. Internal Status Sorting in Groups: The Problem of too Many Stars. Cosmopolitans and Locals: Status Rivalries, Deference, and Knowledge in International Teams. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Effects of Nonstandard Work Status on Workgroup Processes and Outcomes. The Camouflage Effect: Separating Achieved Status and Unearned Privilege in Organizations. From System Justification to System Condemnation: Antecedents of Attempts to Change Power Hierarchies. Role of Status in Group Processes.