Optimal distinctiveness: on being the same and different

Optimal distinctiveness is a theory that emphasizes actors’ drive to be both “the same and different at the same time” (Brewer, 1991, p. 475). Originating as an approach to explain individuals’ self-construals, the theory has expanded over time to embrace the organizational level and beyond, becomin...

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Main Authors: Zhao, EY, Glynn, MA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2022