Edited by Shane R. Thye, Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, SC, USAEdward J. Lawler, School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Department of Sociology, Cornell University, NY, USA

• The Enemy of My Friend Is Easy to Remember: Balance as a Compression Heuristic - Matthew E. Brashears and Laura Aufderheide BrashearsSocial Projection in Generalized Exchange - Nathaniel A. Nakashima and Francis J. FlynnIdentity Contests and the Negotiation of Organizational Change - Michael Schwalbe, Tricia Mctague and Kylie ParrottaWhat Makes Employees Zealous Supporters of Their Firm’s CSR Initiative? The Role of Employees’ Perceptions of Their Firm’s CSR Authenticity - Jeongkoo Yoon and Soojung LeeMinority Influence, Status, and the Generation of Novel Ideas - Reef Youngreen and Jay Byron Status and Identity Pivot Points in Social Interaction - Christopher D. Moore and Christabel L. Rogalin Gender Stereotypes, Risk-Taking, and Gendered Mobility - Susan R. Fisk Deviation in Voice Pitch as a Measure of Physiological Stress Response to Group Processes - Catherine J. Taylor, Laura Freeman, Daniel Olguin Olguin and Taemie Kim

Social science and business scholars present theoretical analyses, reviews, and theory-based empirical findings on group phenomena in groups ranging from the very small to the very large. Among the topics are the enemy of my friend is easy to remember: balance as a compression heuristic, identity contests and the negotiation of organizational change, status and identity pivot points in social interaction, and deviation in voice pitch as a measure of physiological stress response to group processes.