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A tale of two factions: Exploring the relationship between factional faultlines and conflict management in pension fund boards

Year: 2012

Type: report

Abstract: We examine the effect of factional demographic faultlines between two naturally occurring factions within Dutch pension fund boards on conflict management within these boards. Data on 313 Dutch pension fund boards confirm that factional demographic faultlines are positively related to competitive conflict management and moderately negatively related to cooperative conflict management. As predicted by faultline theory, these relationships are mediated by perceived subgroup formation. A noteworthy finding with clear managerial implications is that the disruptive effects from factional demographic faultlines are attenuated by board reflexivity. Moderated mediation analyses corroborate these findings.

Source: University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)

Authors: Dennis Veltrop, C.L.M. Hermes, T.J.B.M. Postma, Jakob de Haan

Language: English

Topic: Conflict Management and Negotiation

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1526575308

Cites: 89

Cited by: 59

Related to: 10