Drawing on identity and social comparison theories, we propose and test a model of motivation to lead based on two … the leadership role). We propose that these comparisons imply different identity verification purposes and have different …

We interpret the psychology literature on social identity and examine its implications in a population partially … behavioral player is motivated by the social identity literature. For rational players, group membership has no payoff relevant …

describing five sociobehavioral processes - comparison (including justice and self-esteem), status, power, identity, and … distinctive identity and a distinctive magnitude of happiness. Thus, the theory enables systematic and parsimonious analysis of …

We incorporate the concept of social identity into a stylized model of occupational choice and analyze whether an … individual's identity affects his or her decision to become an entrepreneur. We argue that an entrepreneurial identity results …

contains extensive information on various issues surrounding ethnic identity and preferences in Britain. We find that the … social environment of individuals has a strong influence on their identity choice. We also find that those non-whites who …

evidence that the strategic nature of the game affects the strength of identity. We also show when the change in identity … experimental procedure we measure identity, as standard in the psychology literature, in order to assess the extent to which … action selected in the game as affecting the identity of the subject. We find that in the Mean Game, there is little …