Highlights•Power in social contexts shapes decision-making by facilitating goal-
orientation.•Power in social contexts guides decision-making via social role …

Although hierarchies are thought to be beneficial for groups, empirical evidence is mixed.
We argue and find in 7 studies spanning methodologies and samples that different bases of …

Decisions about conforming to or deviating from conventional practices in a field are an
important concern of organization and management theory. The position that actors occupy …

This study examines the connections among supervisors' time urgency, their leadership
behavior, and subordinate outcomes. Integrating cognitive perspectives on time urgency …

Evolutionary social psychologists have demonstrated that powerholders generally attain and
maintain rank in social hierarchies through two distinct types of behaviors: associative …

Introduction: Group members influence one another's thinking in virtually every context, yet
little research addresses how different combinations of experience, expertise, and power …

This research examines the trust and expectations people have for individuals with varying
levels of status. Specifically, we predicted that people will have a greater amount of trust for …

In many organizations, the power an employee has is dependent on the position he/she
holds within the organization. Whereas a great deal of research has examined the effects …

Despite the theorized benefits of receiving social support, an increasing number of studies
have demonstrated that when individuals receive support, they are more likely to report …