Highly relational contexts can have costs as well as benefits. Researchers theorize that negotiating dyads in which both parties hold highly relational goals or views of themselves are prone to relational accommodation, a dynamic resulting in inefficient economic outcomes yet high levels of...

This volume is composed of a series of invited chapters from authors who are central and prolific contributors to the areas of group and team-based research. As such, each chapter provides an excellent overview of the current state of the research and a perspective on where scholars should be...

Concerns about justice and fairness are ubiquitous within and between communities, social groups, organizations and states. People are concerned with the fairness of how decisions are made, how outcomes are allocated between and within groups, and how they are treated by authorities. This volume...

Affective phenomena permeate group life. When individuals work together in groups, feelings of pride, fear, hope, anger, and anxiety constantly emerge and have a profound influence on group member behavior. The experience and expression of moods and emotions shape whether group members form...

What are we talking about, when we talk about creativity? Group creativity as a multifaceted, multistage phenomenon / Eric F. Rietzschel, Carsten K.W. De Dreu, Bernard A. Nijstad -- Stimulating creativity in groups through mental simulation / Elaine M. Wong, Laura J. Kray, Adam D. Galinsky,...