1712: Novel Approaches to the Effects of Hierarchy in Organizations (17530)

Organizer(s)

• BB

  Brian Burgess

  Michigan State U., United States

Participant(s)

• AH

  Astrid Homan

  U. of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• GV

  Gerben Van Kleef

  U. of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• JP

  Jieun Pai

  Imperial College Business School
• DG

  Daniel Griffin

  U. of South Florida
• RH

  Ryan Hemsley

  Michigan State U., United States
• NH

  Nicholas Hays

  Michigan State U., United States
• ZG

  Zhiya Guo

  Utah State U., United States

Discussant(s)

• NH

  Nir Halevy

  Stanford U., United States

Presenter(s)

• AL

  Arielle Lewis

  Emory U., Goizueta Business School, United States
• SC

  Shangyun Chen

  Singapore Management U., Singapore
• DC

  Danbee Chon

  Stanford U., United States
• YS

  Yaoxi Shi

  Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

• CF

  Catarina Fernandes

  Emory U., Goizueta Business School, United States
• MB

  Michael Bashshur

  Singapore Management U., Singapore
• MS

  Michael Schaerer

  Singapore Management U., Singapore

Social hierarchy and inequality is a popular and relevant topic in contemporary discourse. On the one hand, social inequalities of power and status are seen as major sources of individual stress and group conflicts as hierarchies tend to benefit some more than others. Power inequalities are often viewed as a source of social and political corruption, and the appeal of flatter organizational and societal structures is on the rise. Yet, on the other hand, hierarchies are believed to be an essential component of group functioning, and the desire to strive for rank is often viewed as a fundamental human need. In this symposium, we aim to bring together the emerging works of organizational hierarchy scholars to highlight novel approaches to understanding the challenges and functions of social hierarchies for individuals and organizations. Specifically, the collected works in this symposium inform how individuals can achieve greater need satisfaction and well-being, how followers can assuage the corrupting effects of power, and how organizations can execute more effective leadership structures. In doing so, we hope to not only add nuance to our understanding of how hierarchies function but also to inform how individuals and organizations can reshape their cognitions and behaviors to achieve greater success and well-being.

Presentations:

• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1712: Societal Expectations to Workplace Realities: The Organizational Consequences of Status Incongruence (17530)
  

  Author: Arielle Lewis – Emory U., Goizueta Business School

  Author: Catarina Fernandes – Emory U., Goizueta Business School
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1712: How Followers' Corrupt their Leaders with Flattery and Conformity (17530)
  

  Author: Shangyun Chen – Singapore Management U.

  Author: Michael Bashshur – Singapore Management U.

  Author: Michael Schaerer – Singapore Management U.
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1712: Divergent Effects of Hierarchy Construals on the Fulfillment of Fundamental Human Needs (17530)
  

  Author: Danbee Chon – Stanford U.

  Author: Nir Halevy – Stanford U.

  Author: Astrid Carlotta Homan – U. of Amsterdam

  Author: Gerben Alexander Van Kleef – U. of Amsterdam
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1712: Redefining the Pursuit of Status: Vertical versus Horizontal Striving on Sense of Victimization (17530)
  

  Author: Yaoxi Shi – Imperial College London

  Author: Jieun Pai – Imperial College Business School
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1712: Differential Effects of Power and Status Asymmetries on Team Goal Clarity and Performance (17530)
  

  Author: Brian Alan Burgess – Michigan State U.

  Author: Daniel Jacob Griffin – U. of South Florida

  Author: Nicholas Hays – Michigan State U.

  Author: Ryan Scott Hemsley – Michigan State U.

  Author: Zhiya Guo – Utah State U.