Hierarchical cultural valuesQ:1 predict success and mortality in high-stakes teams Eric M. Anicicha , Roderick I. Swaabb , and Adam D. Galinskya,1 a Management Department, Columbia Business School, New York, NY 10027; and b Department of Organisational...
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Hierarchical cultural valuesQ:1 predict success and mortality in high-stakes teams Eric M. Anicicha , Roderick I. Swaabb , and Adam D. Galinskya,1 a Management Department, Columbia Business School, New York, NY 10027; and b Department of Organisational Behavior, INSEAD, 77300 Fontainebleau, France Edited by Susan T. Fiske, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, and approved December 12, 2014 (received for review May 12, 2014) Functional accounts of hierarchy propose that hierarchy increases group coordination and reduces conflict. In contrast, dysfunctional accounts claim that hierarchy impairs performance by preventing low-ranking team members from voicing their potentially valuable perspectives and insights. The current research presents evidence for both the functional and dysfunctional accounts of hierarchy within the same dataset. Specifically, we offer empirical evidence that hierarchical cultural values affect the outcomes of teams in high-stakes environments through group process
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