Although a significant amount of research exists on how the status of groups affects intergroup behavior, and how the status of individuals influences their behavior toward other individuals, little is known about how intergroup status might affect intragroup processes. In this paper, we explore how and why group status influences group process and outcomes, focusing on information exchange among its members. In a laboratory study of 55 three-person groups engaged in a group negotiation task, we found that members of high-status groups exchanged information less, thereby reaching less desirable outcomes relative to low-status groups. We also found that the effect was moderated by whether the group had cooperative or competitive incentive systems; when groups had a cooperative incentive system, high-status groups exchanged as much information and had as high performance as low status groups. These findings suggest that the decrease in information exchange and group performance among high- status groups is ...