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Reference Group Conformity

Reference Group Conformity is a social psychological construct that denotes the degree to which an individual aligns their attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs with those of a reference group to which they aspire or identify, distinguishing it from mere compliance or obedience by emphasizing internalized normative influence.

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A model of tax evasion with group conformity and social customs

Gareth D. Myles, Robin Naylor · European Journal of Political Economy · 1996 · 320 citations

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Consumer Conformity: Review and Applications for Marketing Theory and Practice

Dana‐Nicoleta Lascu, George M. Zinkhan · The Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice · 1999 · 315 citations

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Constructive Deviance in Organizations

Abhijeet K. Vadera, Michael G. Pratt, Pooja Mishra · Journal of Management · 2013 · 283 citations

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Effects of training on raters of ESL compositions

Sara Cushing Weigle · Language Testing · 1994 · 207 citations

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Reference Groups: Exploration into Conformity and Deviation of Adolescents

Anthony Giddens, Muzafer Sherif, Carolyn W. Sherif · British Journal of Sociology · 1964 · 167 citations

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Authors

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  1. CW
    Carolyn W. Sherif

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 225 citations

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  2. RE
    Ruth E. Hartley

    City College of New York, United States

    3 publications · 71 citations

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  3. MS
    Muzafer Sherif

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    3 publications · 225 citations

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  4. GD
    Grady D. Bruce

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    2 publications · 97 citations

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  5. AK
    Abhijeet K. Vadera

    Indian School of Business, India

    2 publications · 328 citations

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Institutions

75

  1. City College of New York

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    88 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  3. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    390 citations

  4. Indian School of Business

    Hyderabad, India

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    611 citations

  5. Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St Etienne

    Écully, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  6. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  7. African Population and Health Research Center

    Nairobi, Kenya

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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  1. Sociometry

    4 publications · 79 citations

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  2. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

    3 publications · 126 citations

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  3. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    3 publications · 156 citations

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  4. The Journal of Social Psychology

    3 publications · 71 citations

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  5. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 2 publications · 52 citations

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