Emergent taxonomy of commensuration management tactics
| Positional status emerging from performance evaluation | Foci of commensuration management tactics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison object | Comparison dimension | Comparison rate | |
Winners (high-status group) | 1. Mobilize PE to signal group membership - Inclusion of high-status members in in-group - Minimization of in-group | 5. Legitimize comparison dimension - Explicit support of comparison dimension | 9. Emphasize significance of rate - Results amplification |
2. Mobilize PE to signal group non-membership - Exclusion of low-status members from in-group - Maximization of out-group | 6. Fact fabrication - Ambiguity reduction - Selective verification | 10. Selective justification of rate - Stress proactivity - Relate to core organizational strengths | |
Losers (low-status group) | 3. Mobilize PE to signal group membership - Inclusion of high-status members in in-group - Maximization of in-group | 7. De-emphasize comparison dimension - Deflect attention through highlighting alternative comparison dimension(s) | 11. De-emphasize significance of rate - Results relativizing |
4 . Mobilize PE to signal group non-membership - Exclusion of low-status members from in-group | 8. Fact problematization - Ambiguity enhancement - Selective comparison | 12. Selective justification of rate - Stress exceptionality | |
Note: PE, performance evaluation | |||
| Positional status emerging from performance evaluation | Foci of commensuration management tactics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison object | Comparison dimension | Comparison rate | |
Winners (high-status group) | 1. Mobilize PE to signal group membership - Inclusion of high-status members in in-group - Minimization of in-group | 5. Legitimize comparison dimension - Explicit support of comparison dimension | 9. Emphasize significance of rate - Results amplification |
2. Mobilize PE to signal group non-membership - Exclusion of low-status members from in-group - Maximization of out-group | 6. Fact fabrication - Ambiguity reduction - Selective verification | 10. Selective justification of rate - Stress proactivity - Relate to core organizational strengths | |
Losers (low-status group) | 3. Mobilize PE to signal group membership - Inclusion of high-status members in in-group - Maximization of in-group | 7. De-emphasize comparison dimension - Deflect attention through highlighting alternative comparison dimension(s) | 11. De-emphasize significance of rate - Results relativizing |
4 - Exclusion of low-status members from in-group | 8. Fact problematization - Ambiguity enhancement - Selective comparison | 12. Selective justification of rate - Stress exceptionality | |
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