Moral ties, peer pressure and social norms of cooperation

Marco, Jorge; Goetz, Renan-Ulrich

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“…As the shared understanding of acceptable and appropriate behavior in a given context, if lying is seen as acceptable or even encouraged in a particular social context, individuals may be more likely to lie to conform to these norms (Alempaki et al , 2021). Furthermore, within a social group sharing common interests, other members may consciously or inadvertently promote dishonesty due to various motivations, leading to a phenomenon commonly referred to as peer pressure (Marco and Goetz, 2021). For instance, there may be pressure to succeed at all costs in some competitive environments, such as in the workplace or academia.…”

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Lying in online social networks: a bug or a feature

Maddah

Esmaeilzadeh

2023

JICES

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Purpose Online social networks can bridge the gap between distant individuals by simulating online experiences that closely resemble physical interactions. While people have positive experiences, such as joy, in a physical relationship and would like to enjoy those experiences online, they also have negative experiences, such as being subject to a lie. An online social network may allow users to lie to simulate a real-world social group better. However, lying must be prevented on social networks as unethical behavior. Thus, this study aims to investigate an ethical dilemma raised due to the two abovementioned perspectives. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines different aspects of lying in social networks, using a comprehensive descriptive literature review approach and a classification scheme. Findings Contrary to their initial intent, social networks are disrupting the traditional notion of human interaction, either by disregarding the presence of dishonesty or by attempting to regulate relationships. In this research, the authors examine the challenges of these two perspectives by identifying enablers, consequences and control measures of lying on social networks at the individual, social and technological levels. The authors also develop a framework to facilitate investigating this dilemma. Originality/value This paper examines a controversial topic. Although lying is unethical, allowing users to lie may be considered an appealing feature of social network platforms. This paper offers a framework to propose several research directions for future studies. This study’s examination focuses on the challenges associated with deception on social networks, prompting the formulation of three crucial questions regarding the potential impact of technology on such behavior.

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Lying in online social networks: a bug or a feature

Maddah

Esmaeilzadeh

2023

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Public policy design and common property resources: A social network approach

Marco

Goetz

2023

American J Agri Economics

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This paper analyzes the extent to which two factors—social networks and the severity of the scarcity of a common property resource—affect norm‐complying behavior that favors cooperation. It assumes that those who comply with the social norm exercise social pressure on defectors. We develop an analytical framework that allows us to determine the minimum (maximum) share of norm‐complying agents at which social networks start (stop) having an influence on cooperation. Knowing these shares allows policymakers to identify the conditions under which legal and/or informal enforcement policies for cooperation are effective and how different types of social networks affect the design of these policies. We find that stable steady states exist in which compliers and defectors coexist (partial cooperation), but the stability of such states requires that the costs of coordination among compliers to exercise social pressure are high. Full cooperation is another possible steady state but is unlikely to prevail if the agents do not perceive the scarcity of the common property resource as severe. A numerical study, empirically calibrated for an aquifer in Spain, shows that subsidizing the compliers' costs of exerting social pressure may impede the attainment of a steady state based on partial cooperation. Although social networks can promote cooperation, their influence is limited. The minimum share of compliers for attaining cooperation can be reduced by informal enforcement policies by not more than 26%. We show that combinations of different types of informal enforcement policies should be applied cautiously because they may cancel each other out.

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Moral ties, peer pressure and social norms of cooperation

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Lying in online social networks: a bug or a feature

Lying in online social networks: a bug or a feature

Public policy design and common property resources: A social network approach

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