Understanding How Group Faultlines Affect Individual, Group, and Organizational Outcomes.

As the workforce becomes increasingly diverse, researchers interested in groups and diversity have endeavored to understand the implication of various team compositions in work organizations. One major stream of inquiry examines group faultlines (i.e., hypothetical dividing lines that may split a group into subgroups based on one or more attributes) and their influence on team processes, emergent states, and outcomes. However, most studies examine faultline influences at the group level, with less research attention being paid to understanding how group faultlines impact outcomes at other levels. In the present symposium, we include five studies that examine the influence of faultlines on individual, group, and organizational outcomes. Following the presentations, Dr. Andrew Carton as our discussant will provide each presentation with constructive feedback and lead an interactive group discussion. Our symposium seeks to offer a comprehensive understanding of the effect of faultlines in organizations with ...