TY - JOUR T1 - The effects of alignments: examining group faultlines, organizational cultures, and performance. AU - Bezrukova,Katerina, AU - Thatcher,Sherry M B, AU - Jehn,Karen A, AU - Spell,Chester S, Y1 - 2011/07/11/ PY - 2011/7/13/entrez PY - 2011/7/13/pubmed PY - 2012/5/26/medline SP - 77 EP - 92 JF - The Journal of applied psychology JO - J Appl Psychol VL - 97 IS - 1 N2 - By integrating literature on group faultlines, organizational cultures, and value congruence, this research presents a framework that explains how cultural alignment across organizational levels may influence the relationship between faultlines and performance. The hypotheses were tested using representatively sampled multisource qualitative and quantitative data on 138 teams from a Fortune 500 company. The present findings demonstrate that although informational faultlines were detrimental for group performance, the negative relationship between faultlines and performance was reversed when cultures with a strong emphasis on results were aligned, was lessened when cultures with a weak emphasis on results were aligned, and remained negative when cultures were misaligned with respect to their results orientation. These findings show the importance of recognizing alignments not only within groups (group faultlines) but also outside groups (cultural alignments between the group and departments) when considering their implications for group performance. SN - 1939-1854 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/21744943/The_effects_of_alignments:_examining_group_faultlines_organizational_cultures_and_performance_ L2 - http://content.apa.org/journals/apl/97/1/77 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -