2139: Exploring Group Faultlines at the Macro-level (13072)

Organizer(s)

• HY

  Huiru Yang

  IESEG School of Management, France

Presenter(s)

• BL

  Barbara Lawrence

  U. of California, Los Angeles, United States

Participant(s)

• SW

  Sarah Wittman

  George Mason U., United States
• CS

  Chester Spell

  Rutgers U., Camden, United States

Organizer(s)

• YB

  Yekaterina Bezrukova

  U. at Buffalo, The State U. of New York, United States

Presenter(s)

• ED

  Erwin Danneels

  U. of South Florida, United States

Participant(s)

• AV

  Alex Vestal

  U. of North Carolina, Wilmington, United States

Presenter(s)

• TS

  Taekjin Shin

  San Diego State U., United States

Participant(s)

• JY

  Jihae You

  U. of Memphis, United States
• YC

  Yunhyung Chung

  U. of Idaho, United States

Presenter(s)

• QS

  Qin Su

  Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool U.

Participant(s)

• CH

  Chenxue Hou

  U. of Bristol

Much has been unveiled about the impact of faultlines on team functioning over the past two decades of research. However, most studies only focused on faultlines within small groups, while dismissing the possibility of faultlines at higher levels. This symposium aims to advance our comprehension of how faultlines operate at the macro-level. Firstly, Danneels and Vestal delve into the influence of demographic and information-based faultlines within top management teams on a firm's exploration of new products, with a focus on examining constructive conflict as a potential boundary condition. Secondly, Shin, You, and Chung investigate the role of individual board member power as a moderating factor in the impact of faultlines within top management teams on board member departures. Following this, Su and Hou concentrate on faultlines within film production teams and their influence on the success of films, with particular attention to the individual power of film directors. The fourth presentation by Lawrence and Wittman explores organizational faultlines in the context of intra-organizational communities, examining how being a member of these communities can shape employees' career expectations and networks. Lastly, Yang, Bezrukova, and Spell examine the impact of state-level faultlines in the United States during the COVID pandemic on people's health practices, subsequently influencing pandemic and economic outcomes.

Presentations:

• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2139: Subgroups Who Look and Think Alike:The Effect of TMT Faultlines Alignment on New Product Exploration (13072)
  

  Author: Erwin Danneels – U. of South Florida

  Author: Alex Vestal – U. of North Carolina, Wilmington
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2139: The Effect of Board Faultlines and Subgroup Characteristics on Director Departure (13072)
  

  Author: Taekjin Shin – San Diego State U.

  Author: Jihae You – U. of Memphis

  Author: Yunhyung Chung – U. of Idaho
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2139: Faultlines in Film Production Teams (13072)
  

  Author: Qin Su – Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool U.

  Author: Chenxue Hou – U. of Bristol
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2139: How Tacit Intra-organizational Communities Shape Employees’ Career Perceptions and Work Networks (13072)
  

  Author: Barbara S. Lawrence – U. of California, Los Angeles

  Author: Sarah Wittman – George Mason U.
• 13:15 – 14:45 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2139: The Impact of Macro Faultlines Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic (13072)
  

  Author: Huiru Evangeline Yang – IESEG School of Management

  Author: Yekaterina Bezrukova – U. at Buffalo, The State U. of New York

  Author: Chester S. Spell – Rutgers U., Camden