Multiple Identity Configurations: The Benefits of Focused Enhancement for Prosocial Behavior

The authors are grateful to the organizers and participants of the Alyn and Arava Rides, who graciously supported the research. The authors are grateful to the Division for Faculty Research and Development at Harvard Business School, the Ted Rogers School of Management, and the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, for enabling this research. The authors thank their colleagues for feedback on earlier versions of this paper: Michel Anteby, Blake Ashforth, Sigal Barsade, Julie Battilana, Steven Blader, Jennifer Berdahl, Stephanie Creary, Tracy Dumas, Robin Ely, Mary Ann Glynn, Francesca Gino, Adam Grant, Spencer Harrison, Jochem Menges, Celia Moore, Tsedal Neeley, Otilia Obodaru, Jennifer Petriglieri, Jeff Polzer, Michael Pratt, Erin Reid, Nancy Rothbard, and Steffanie Wilk. The authors are grateful to seminar participants at Boston College, INSEAD, London School of Economics, London Business School, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, and the Wharton Junior Faculty OB Conference for their feedback. The authors thank Breeshna Javed, Christy Ley, Ayelet Oreg, and Jean Sohn for their assistance with data collection. The authors are grateful to Emily LeRoux-Rutledge and Sharon Benheim for their editing assistance.