“…Second, it responds to calls for research on the moderators of the link between diversity and group processes such as conflict (King et al, 2009;van Knippenberg et al, 2004;van Knippenberg & Schippers, 2007) and does so utilizing field data. Third, in doing so, it extends existing research on group conflict by being among the first studies to (a) examine the moderating role of social context as created by an organization (i.e., unit climate) rather than task or group structure characteristics (e.g., Jehn, Northcraft, & Neale, 1999;Pearsall et al, 2008;Pelled, Eisenhardt, & Xin, 1999;Webber & Donahue, 2001) or personal preferences (e.g., Ayoko & Härtel, 2003;Mohammed & Angell, 2004) and (b) improve understanding of the factors that can mitigate the negative effects of relationship conflict. Finally, this study contributes to research on the business case for diversity by linking group diversity and conflict with turnover.…”