Abstract
The authors wish to thank Jeanne Brett, Larry Cummings, Joanne Martin, J. P. Miller, and the anonymousASQ reviewers for their insightful comments on an earlier version of this paper. This paper explores the case for a general threat-rigidity effect in individual, group, and organizational behavior. Evidence from multiple levels of analysis is summarized, showing a restriction in information processing and constriction of control under threat conditions. Possible mechanisms underlying such a multiple-level effect are explored, as are its possible functional and dysfunctional consequences.
Keywords
Organizational behaviorPsychologyMultilevel modelRigidity (electromagnetism)Social psychologyPolitical scienceMathematicsStatisticsEngineeringStructural engineering
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Barry M. Staw,
Lance E. Sandelands,
Jane E. Dutton
(1981).
Threat Rigidity Effects in Organizational Behavior: A Multilevel Analysis.
Administrative Science Quarterly
, 26
(4)
, 501-501.
https://doi.org/10.2307/2392337
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- 10.2307/2392337