Said Shafa

Social rewards: the basis for collaboration in honor cultures

Jimena Yolanda Ramirez-Marin, Saïd Shafa

Journal article  |  2018  |  Cross Cultural and Strategic Management

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to define social rewards, as acts and expressions which specifically signal..

Sorry seems to be the hardest word: Cultural differences in apologizing effectively

S Shafa, F Harinck, N Ellemers

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Apologies can have desirable effects on the reduction of anger and may foster forgiveness. Yet, we know little about the effective..

Regulating honor in the face of insults

S Shafa, F Harinck, N Ellemers, B Beersma

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Previous research has examined honor-related responses prior to and after an insult butlittle is known about which underlying mech..

Who Are You Calling Rude? Honor-Related Differences in Morality and Competence Evaluations After an Insult

S Shafa, F Harinck, N Ellemers, B Beersma

Journal article  |  2014  |  Negotiation and Conflict Management Research

In two studies, we examined honor-related differences in morality versus competence evaluations as a way to tap into social judgme..

The good news about honor culture: The preference for cooperative conflict management in the absence of insults

F Harinck, S Shafa, N Ellemers, B Beersma

Journal article  |  2013  |  Negotiation and Conflict Management Research

People from honor cultures are generally seen as prone to react aggressively in conflict situations. The current research challeng..