Search Results - subject:"Social comparison theory"

Ewing, Michael T.; Wagstaff, Peter E.; Powell, Irene H. - In: Journal of Business Research 66 (2013) 1, pp. 4-12

Conflict and rivalry are among the main reasons why human beings form groups and they determine what goes on within and between groups. However, why is threatening competition such a strong driver of brand community? How, where and why does rivalry or oppositional loyalty manifest itself within...

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The influence of different dimensions of social comparison on performance measure choice and team composition

Schäfer, Ulrich - In: Review of managerial science 7 (2013) 4, pp. 475-498

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The effect of relative performance information on performance and effort allocation in a multi-task environment

Hannan, R. Lynn; McPhee, Gregory; Newman, Andrew H.; … - In: The accounting review : a publication of the American … 88 (2013) 2, pp. 553-575

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The Influence of Unethical Peer Behavior on Observers’ Unethical Behavior: A Social Cognitive Perspective

Michael O’Fallon; Butterfield, Kenneth - In: Journal of Business Ethics 109 (2012) 2, pp. 117-131

a social learning perspective. We employ two additional theoretical lenses, social identity theory and social comparison … theory, each of which offers additional insight into this relationship. Data from 600 undergraduate business students in two …

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The persistence of treatment effects with norm-based policy instruments : evidence from a randomized environmental policy experiment

Ferraro, Paul J.; Miranda, Juan Jose; Price, Michael Keith - In: The American economic review 101 (2011) 3, pp. 318-322

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