The social identity and social networks
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Ana Sierra Leonard; Ajay Mehra; Ralph Katerberg
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Distinctiveness theory posits that patterns of social identity and friendship are based on numeric rarity within specific contexts. In ethnically diverse organizations, the theory predicts that members of the smaller ethnic group (relative to members of the larger ethnic group) will: (a