Most group creativity research is premised on the assumption that creativity is unleashed by removing normative constraints. As work organizations become increasingly diverse in terms of gender, however, this assumption needs to be reconsidered since mixed-sex interactions carry a high risk of...

The use of portable computers connected to high-speed networks is changing the way groups do their work. Such systems reduce the need for teams to be co-located by allowing team members to communicate with one another and access a wide range of databases. Despite the growing use of such systems,...

We integrate two complementary streams of research on "fit" that document the positive impacts of similarity and the negative effects of dissimilarity. Fit with the organization's culture typically focuses on similarity in values while relational demography examines similarity or dissimilarity...