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The Impact of Positive Mood on Trust in Interpersonal and Intergroup Interactions by Lount, Robert B

“…Although the trust development literature has been characterized overwhelmingly by rationality-based models, the current research attempts to explain how…”
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Social Category Diversity Promotes Premeeting Elaboration: The Role of Relationship Focus by Loyd, Denise Lewin, Wang, Cynthia S., Phillips, Katherine W., Lount, Robert B.

“…A purported downside of social category diversity is decreased relationship focus (i.e., one’s focus on establishing a positive social bond with a coworker)…”
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Cooperation vs. competition: Alternative goal structures for motivating groups in a resource scarce environment by Kistruck, Geoffrey M, Lount, Robert B, Smith, Brett R, Bergman, Brian J, Moss, Todd W

“…There is a growing consensus that cooperative goal structures are more effective at motivating groups than competitive goal structures. However, such results…”
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Biased Perceptions of Racially Diverse Teams and Their Consequences for Resource Support by Lount, Robert B., Sheldon, Oliver J., Rink, Floor, Phillips, Katherine W.

“…We examine whether observers hold biases that can negatively affect how racially diverse teams are evaluated, and ultimately treated, relative to racially…”
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When Goals Are Known: The Effects of Audience Relative Status on Goal Commitment and Performance by Klein, Howard J, Lount, Robert B, Park, Hee Man, Linford, Bryce J

“…To better understand how the social context affects self-regulation, we present 4 studies investigating how the perceived relative status of a goal audience…”
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When leaders heed the lessons of mistakes: Linking leaders’ recall of learning from mistakes to expressed humility by Hu, Jia (Jasmine), Zhang, Shuxia, Lount, Robert B., Tepper, Bennett J.

“…Making mistakes is an inevitable part of leadership, but little is known about how and when leaders benefit from reflecting on their missteps. In this paper,…”
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Working Harder or Hardly Working? Posting Performance Eliminates Social Loafing and Promotes Social Laboring in Workgroups by Lount, Robert B., Wilk, Steffanie L.

“…The current paper examines how posting performance-an act that triggers increased social comparisons between workers-influences employees' motivation when…”
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Friends With Performance Benefits: A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Friendship and Group Performance by Chung, Seunghoo, Lount, Robert B., Park, Hee Man, Park, Ernest S.

“…The current article examines if, and under which conditions, there exists a positive relationship between working with friends and group performance. To do so,…”
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The social context of trust: The role of status by Lount, Robert B., Pettit, Nathan C.

“…► We examine how status affects people’s initial trust in others. ► The possession of high status led individuals to trust others more. ► This relationship was…”
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Shared first authorship should be declared on academic CVs by Lount, Robert B., Pettit, Nathan C.

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Working harder with the out-group: The impact of social category diversity on motivation gains by Lount, Robert B., Phillips, Katherine W.

“…This paper examines the influence that social category diversity (i.e., working with an in-group or out-group member) has on individual levels of motivation…”
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Getting Off on the Wrong Foot: The Timing of a Breach and the Restoration of Trust by Lount, Robert B., Zhong, Chen-Bo, Sivanathan, Niro, Murnighan, J. Keith

“…Few interpersonal relationships endure without one party violating the other's expectations. Thus, the ability to build trust and to restore cooperation after…”
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The impact of growth mindset training on entrepreneurial action among necessity entrepreneurs: Evidence from a randomized control trial by Morris, Shad, Carlos, Chad, Kistruck, Geoffrey M., Lount, Robert B., Thomas, Tumsifu Elly

“…Research SummaryAlthough entrepreneurship training programs are designed to help necessity entrepreneurs acquire skills and capabilities to take…”
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Psychological Mechanisms Underlying the Köhler Motivation Gain by Kerr, Norbert L., Messé, Lawrence A., Seok, Dong-Heon, Sambolec, Eric J., Lount, Robert B., Park, Ernest S.

“…Sometimes group work conditions lead to motivation gains rather than to social loafing. Two theoretical explanations for the Köhler motivation gain effect are…”
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Affective reactions to a pay system reform and their impact on employee behaviour by Tenhiälä, Aino, Lount Jr, Robert B.

“…Consistent with some of the central tenets of Affective Events Theory, we argue in this study that viewing the introduction of a new pay system as an affective…”
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“Abuser” or “Tough Love” Boss?: The moderating role of leader performance in shaping the labels employees use in response to abusive supervision by Lount, Robert B., Choi, Woohee, Tepper, Bennett J.

“…•Leader performance moderates labeling leaders who display abusive supervision.•High leader performance weakens abuser labeling following abusive…”
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Does CWB Repair Negative Affective States, or Generate Them? Examining the Moderating Role of Trait Empathy by Koopman, Joel, Conway, James M., Dimotakis, Nikolaos, Tepper, Bennett J., Lee, Young Eun, Rogelberg, Steven G., Lount, Robert B.

“…Counterproductive work behavior (CWB) is a topic of considerable importance for organizational scholars and practitioners. Yet, despite a wide-ranging…”
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Motivating underdogs and favorites by Lount, Robert B., Pettit, Nathan C., Doyle, Sarah P.

“…•The research examines how motivational appeals influence ‘underdogs’ and ‘favorites’ effort in intergroup competitions.•Underdogs are more motivated by ‘win’…”
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Only When Others Are Watching: The Contingent Efforts of High Status Group Members by Lount, Robert B., Doyle, Sarah P., Brion, Sebastien, Pettit, Nathan C.

“…This research examines how an individual’s place in the status hierarchy affects their willingness to expend effort on group tasks, why this occurs, and a…”
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MITIGATING PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS IN BASE-OF-THE-PYRAMID MARKETS: AN IDENTITY SPILLOVER PERSPECTIVE by KISTRUCK, GEOFFREY M., SUTTER, CHRISTOPHER J., LOUNT, ROBERT B., SMITH, BRETT R.

“…The potential for profitably distributing products to previously underserved "base-ofthe-pyramid" (BOP) markets as a means of poverty alleviation has received…”
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