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Public Defence of PhD Management Dissertation - Ramsha Naeem

Public Defence of PhD Management Dissertation - Ramsha Naeem

The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) is organising a PhD Management Dissertation Defence.

April 19, 2022

Time:

10.00 am

Faculty Lounge, SDSB Building (4th floor)

Dissertation Title: “The Process of Faultline Activation and Deactivation: The Effects of Power Struggles, Entitlement Beliefs, Justice Climate and Distribution Rules on Group Performance”

The dissertation is by Ramsha Naeem, PhD Management Candidate.

Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - Tuesday
Time: 10:00 am
Venue: Faculty Lounge (SDSB building, 4th floor)

Zoom Link:
https://lums-edu-pk.zoom.us/j/94155453398?pwd=RjRQMitzUnJXbjJVUFJGcVUzMTNIZz09

Meeting ID: 941 5545 3398

Passcode: 083146

Dissertation Defense Committee

Dr. Arif Nazir Butt - Supervisor & Chair
Dr. Muhammad Abdur Rahman Malik – Member, SDSB
Dr. Muhammad Adeel Zaffar – Member, SDSB
Dr. Abdul Karim Khan – Member, UAEU
Dr. Tariq Jadoon ‐ Member, LUMS
Dr. Muhammad Abbas - External Examiner, FAST

Abstract

This study examines the impact of diversity faultlines on group outcomes. It proposes intragroup entitlement beliefs as a trigger that activates dormant faultlines. Groups come into conflict with one another frequently due to their dependence on finite organisational resources. When faultlines are activated, subgroups feel inequity due to unequal distribution of power within a group combined with feelings of being entitled. Drawing on equity theory, the subgroup having more power will try to maintain its power while the subgroup having low power will make efforts to become more powerful. Such efforts lead to intragroup power struggles, which negatively affect group performance. Furthermore, intragroup justice climate and distribution rules are proposed as moderators between activated faultlines and intragroup power struggles.

The study includes two experiments and one field study to test the proposed hypotheses. Results indicate that faultlines are activated due to entitlement beliefs of group members. Furthermore, intragroup power struggles mediated the relationship between activated faultlines and group performance in all three studies. The negative relationship between activated faultlines and intragroup power struggles was moderated by distribution rules in study 2 and intragroup justice climate in study 3.

Add to Calendar 2022-04-19 10:00:00 2022-04-19 12:00:00 Public Defence of PhD Management Dissertation - Ramsha Naeem Dissertation Title: “The Process of Faultline Activation and Deactivation: The Effects of Power Struggles, Entitlement Beliefs, Justice Climate and Distribution Rules on Group Performance” The dissertation is by Ramsha Naeem, PhD Management Candidate. Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - Tuesday Time: 10:00 am Venue: Faculty Lounge (SDSB building, 4th floor) Zoom Link: https://lums-edu-pk.zoom.us/j/94155453398?pwd=RjRQMitzUnJXbjJVUFJGcVUzMTNIZz09 Meeting ID: 941 5545 3398 Passcode: 083146 Dissertation Defense Committee Dr. Arif Nazir Butt - Supervisor & Chair Dr. Muhammad Abdur Rahman Malik – Member, SDSB Dr. Muhammad Adeel Zaffar – Member, SDSB Dr. Abdul Karim Khan – Member, UAEU Dr. Tariq Jadoon ‐ Member, LUMS Dr. Muhammad Abbas - External Examiner, FAST Abstract This study examines the impact of diversity faultlines on group outcomes. It proposes intragroup entitlement beliefs as a trigger that activates dormant faultlines. Groups come into conflict with one another frequently due to their dependence on finite organisational resources. When faultlines are activated, subgroups feel inequity due to unequal distribution of power within a group combined with feelings of being entitled. Drawing on equity theory, the subgroup having more power will try to maintain its power while the subgroup having low power will make efforts to become more powerful. Such efforts lead to intragroup power struggles, which negatively affect group performance. Furthermore, intragroup justice climate and distribution rules are proposed as moderators between activated faultlines and intragroup power struggles. The study includes two experiments and one field study to test the proposed hypotheses. Results indicate that faultlines are activated due to entitlement beliefs of group members. Furthermore, intragroup power struggles mediated the relationship between activated faultlines and group performance in all three studies. The negative relationship between activated faultlines and intragroup power struggles was moderated by distribution rules in study 2 and intragroup justice climate in study 3. Faculty Lounge, SDSB Building (4th floor) LUMS Drupal 8 adil.sarwar@lums.edu.pk Asia/Karachi public