The Role of Social Attitudes and Beliefs
Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P.F. van der Heijden volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op dinsdag 13 April 2010 klokke 11.15 uur door Nailah Ayub geboren te Al-Khobar in 1976
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NATIONAL DIVERSITY AND CONFLICT
Promotiecommissie: Promotor: Overige leden:
Prof. Dr. K. A. Jehn, University of Melbourne Prof. Dr. N. Ellemers, Universiteit Leiden Prof. Dr. H. Dekker, Universiteit Leiden Assoc Prof. Dr. M. Barreto, Lisbon University Instt.
This research was funded by study grant from the Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan. Research and travel grants were also provided by the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Universiteit Leiden.
Print: Wöhrmann Print Service ISBN: 978-90-76269-81-8
CONTENTS
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Contents
Chapter 1 National Diversity and Conflict: An Introduction And Overview of the Present Dissertation National Diversity and Nationalism: A Theoretical Model Nationalism: Moderator of National Diversity to Conflict Relationship Method 54 Results 57 Discussion 60 Social Distance and National Stereotypes Method 81 Results 84 Discussion 95 Cultural Preference and Perceived Respect Method 116 Results 119 Discussion 126 General Discussion References Nederlandse Samenvatting Acknowledgements Curriculum Vitae KLI Dissertation Series 4
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 1
NATIONAL DIVERISTY AND CONFLICT: AN INTRODUCTION
Parts of this chapter are excerpts from Ayub & Jehn, 2010a
Diversity in workgroups is being promoted by laws and regulations, immigration and globalization, and at times by economic pressures. In essence of the definition of diversity, the workforce has always been diverse
References: NATIONAL DIVERISTY AND CONFLICT: AN INTRODUCTION Parts of this chapter are excerpts from Ayub & Jehn, 2010a 5 (Alexander, Nuchols, Bloom, & Lee, 1995; Tsui & O’Reilly, 1989)