The Effect of Changes in Decision Aid Bias on Learning: Evidence of Functional Fixation

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant M. Beck ◽  
Rina Limor ◽  
Vairam Arunachalam ◽  
Patrick R. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Decision Aid ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Behavioral Experiment ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Observable Change ◽  
Performance Accuracy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Jel Classifications ◽  
And Task

ABSTRACT Building on prior accounting research (Luft and Shields 2001; Dearman and Shields 2005), this study examines the effects of observable decision aid bias on decision aid agreement and task performance accuracy. Using a behavioral experiment, this study manipulates decision aid bias to assess the impact of a change in the level of decision aid bias on the degree to which decision makers' decisions agree with decision aid suggestions (i.e., decision aid agreement) and to which they learn to effectively adjust their decisions (i.e., task performance accuracy). Results indicate that learning subsequent to an observable change in decision aid bias is diminished, consistent with fixation on the previous aid's bias. JEL Classifications: D8; D83; M4

Industry- versus Task-Based Experience and Auditor Performance

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Moroney ◽  
Peter Carey
Keyword(s):  
Data Availability ◽  
Relative Influence ◽  
Behavioral Experiment ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Task Experience ◽  
Performance Gains ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industry Experience ◽  
Jel Classifications ◽  
And Task

SUMMARY The purpose of this study is to investigate the relative influence of industry- and task-based experience on auditor performance. Prior research has shown that both forms of experience can be beneficial, but studies thus far have not clarified their relative importance. Non-specialist auditor participants are used as they gain task experience across a range of industries, making it possible to disentangle the impact of each on performance. The literature indicates that the knowledge gained from industry-based experience can be applied to unfamiliar tasks set within a familiar industry context. Results from a behavioral experiment indicate that, as expected, industry-based experience has a more significant impact on auditor performance than task-based experience. Performance gains through industry experience are found to occur quickly and then level out. Reported results have implications for audit staff allocations to optimize auditor performance. JEL Classifications: M42. Data Availability: Data and the tasks used in this study are available on request.

The Impact of Ability and Participation on Trustworthiness and Task Performance in Virtual Teams

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christie M. Fuller ◽  
Douglas P. Twitchell ◽  
Kent Marett ◽  
A. J. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Perceived Ability ◽  
Study Teams ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Task

The relationship between trust and task performance in virtual teams is well established. Currently, studies examine key antecedent to trust in groups, the perceived ability of other group members. While it has been shown that perceived ability of teammates contributes to trust, little is known about how the perceptions of ability are formed in virtual teams. In this study, teams performed a decision-making task in a synchronous computer-mediated communication environment. As teams were limited to verbal communication, the authors examined the relationship between participant ability and verbal communication amount, as well as team member perceptions of their partners’ ability based on the amount of participation. The results show that participants who perceive themselves to have higher ability communicate more, whereas those who speak more are rated by their teammates to have lower ability. Based on the results, post hoc analysis explored the relationship between reduced participation and perceived ability.

scholarly journals The impact of happiness on managers' contextual and task performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hosie ◽  
Michael Willemyns ◽  
Peter Sevastos
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Task

The impact of feedback frequency on learning and task performance: Challenging the “more is better” assumption

2011 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chak Fu Lam ◽  
D. Scott DeRue ◽  
Elizabeth P. Karam ◽  
John R. Hollenbeck
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Feedback Frequency ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Task

The impact of pragmalinguistic support on video-conferenced collaborative suggestion-giving task

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jookyoung Jung ◽  
Xuehua Fu
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
Modal Verbs ◽  
Epistemic Modal ◽  
University Course ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Task ◽  
Task Content

Abstract This study explored the impact of pragmalinguistic support on L2 users’ suggestion-giving task performance. Data came from 12 pairs of L2 users in a Zoom-mediated university course. They collaboratively wrote suggestions for improvement in their peers’ lesson plans using Office 365. Six pairs received pragmalinguistic support, while the others wrote their suggestions on their own. Audio-recorded pair discussions were coded qualitatively, and the written suggestions were analyzed in terms of linguistic and pragmatic characteristics. The results showed that pragmalinguistic support encouraged the participants to engage more in language-related and task-related episodes. Also, their suggestions contained more diverse lexical downgraders and conventional suggestion-giving expressions. By contrast, those who wrote suggestions without pragmalinguistic support engaged more in pragmatic-related episodes, relying extensively on epistemic modal verbs (e.g., would). The findings indicate that pragmalinguistic support may help L2 users to better attend to task content and language, producing lexically and pragmatically richer output.

The role of blockchain in reducing the impact of barriers to humanitarian supply chain management

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Ihsan Ozdemir ◽  
Ismail Erol ◽  
Ilker Murat Ar ◽  
Iskender Peker ◽  
Ali Asgary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Decision Aid ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe objective of this study is to investigate the role of blockchain in reducing the impact of barriers to humanitarian supply chain management (HSCM) using a list of blockchain benefits.Design/methodology/approachA decision aid was used to explore the suitability of blockchain in humanitarian supply chains. To achieve that, first, a list of barriers to HSCM was identified. Then, the intuitionistic fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (IF–DEMATEL) method was utilized to determine the relationships and the level of interdependencies among the criteria. Finally, the intuitionistic fuzzyanalytic network process (IF–ANP) technique was employed, as it successfully handles dependencies among the criteria.FindingsThe findings of this study suggest that interorganizational barriers are the most suitable ones, the impacts of which blockchain may alleviate. This study further suggests that trust turned out to be the most significant benefit criterion for the analysis.Research limitations/implicationsThe readers should construe the findings of this study with caution since it was carried out using the data collected from the experts of a particular country. Moreover, the proposed decision aid contemplates a limited set of criteria to assess a possible role of blockchain in overcoming the barriers to HSCM.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study can assist humanitarian supply chain managers to make more judicious assessments on whether they implement the blockchain in humanitarian supply chain operations. Specifically, this research may help decision makers to identify the certain barriers, the impact of which may be reduced by using the blockchain. The findings of this research will also help various decision makers make more rational decisions and allocate their resources more effectively.Originality/valueTo the best of authors’ knowledge, no single study exists to investigate the role of blockchain in reducing the impact of barriers to HSCM using an intuitionistic fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making approach.

Assessing the cultural intelligence and task performance equation

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeevan Jyoti ◽  
Sumeet Kour
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Task

Purpose – Organizations in India are multicultural in nature. In this context, cultural intelligence is a tool, which can increase an individual’s ability to interact with people outside his/her culture. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of cultural intelligence on task performance as well as to investigate the mediating role of cultural adjustment between the two. Design/methodology/approach – Extensive review of literature was done to acknowledge the cultural intelligence and task performance concept. Data for the study has been collected from the 225 managers working in nationalized banks in Jammu province (J&K, India). Data collected has been validated using confirmatory factor analysis and hypotheses have been tested through structural equation modeling. Findings – The study reveals that cultural intelligence significantly contributes toward task performance. The findings further reveal full mediation of cultural adjustment between cultural intelligence and task performance. Research limitations/implications – The study has been conducted in Indian cultural context, which can be extended to other Asian countries. Further, more outcomes of cultural intelligence can be taken into consideration in future for better understanding of the concept. Practical implications – The study contributes toward cultural intelligence theory. Organization should provide cultural training to the managers before sending them to out of home state assignment, which helps to understand the culture of that state and effectively interact with people belonging to that place. Originality/value – The paper empirically identifies the relationship between cultural intelligence and task performance in Indian context. Further, this relationship has been explored by using cultural adjustment as a mediator between the two. The model developed can be used for future research keeping it as a base.

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