Managing Diversity by Creating Team Identity

Eckel, Catherine C.; Grossman, Philip J.

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Managing Diversity by Creating Team Identity

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 371-392, 2005

22 Pages Posted: 16 May 2011

See all articles by Catherine C. Eckel

Philip J. Grossman

Monash University - Department of Economics

Date Written: November 1, 2005

Abstract

This paper explores the extent to which team identity can deter shirking and free-riding behavior in a team production setting. Team identity is manufactured and identification is enhanced by a variety of means. Created team identity is chosen over existing team identity to ensure that all subjects recognize their own (and others’) team identity. Subjects then participate in a repeated-play public goods game, framed as a team production problem. Analysis of the experiments compares aggregate team decisions based on the strength of team identity.

Keywords: Diversity, Experiments, Identity, Public Goods, Teams

JEL Classification: C92, M54

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Eckel, Catherine C. and Grossman, Philip J., Managing Diversity by Creating Team Identity (November 1, 2005). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 371-392, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1843470