No strong evidence that authoritarian attitudes are driven by a lack of control

Safra, Lou; Baumard, Nicolas; Chevallier, Coralie

doi:10.1073/pnas.1721565115

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“…The current study on biases found similarities with previous studies in other fields where people followed the chain of command (Daylamani-Zad et al, 2019), had a lack of control (Safra et al, 2018), identified loopholes to blame (Sterman, 2006) and sought guidance (Kotlyar and Karakowsky, 2007). This study additionally revealed that people were unaware or unresponsive to the people's reactions happening in the process chain (chain reaction bias), tended to miss or avoid critical responses with all stakeholders (critical response bias) and discount or not consider stakeholders in the system for a situation, issue or action (system-wide approach).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Cognitive biases that influence Lean implementation and practices in a multicultural environment

Babu

Seadon

Moore³

2023

IJLSS

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the prominent cognitive biases that influence Lean practices in organisations that have a multi-cultural work environment which will aid the organisational managers and academics in enhancing the understanding of the human thought process and mitigate them suitably. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study was conducted in organisations that were previously committed to Lean practices and had a multi-cultural work environment. This research was conducted on five companies based on 99 in-depth semi-structured interviews and seven process observations that sought to establish the system-wide cognitive biases present in a multi-cultural Lean environment. Findings The novel findings indicate that nine new biases influence Lean implementation and practices in a multi-cultural environment. This study also found strong connectivity between Lean practices and 45 previously identified biases that could affect positively or negatively the lean methodologies and their implementation. Biases were resilient enough that their influence on Lean in multi-cultural workplaces, even with transient populations, did not demonstrate cultural differentiation. Research limitations/implications Like any qualitative research, constructivism and narrative analyses are subjected to understanding based on knowledge gained on the subject, and data may have been interpreted differently. Constructivist co-recreation of process scenarios based result limitations is therefore acknowledged. The interactive participation in exploring the knowledge sought after and interaction that could have a probable influence on the participant need to be acknowledged. However, the research design, multiple methods of data collection, generalisation based on data collection and analysis methods limit the effects of these and findings are reliable to a greater extent. Practical implications The results can provide an enhanced understanding of biases and insights into a new managerial approach to take remedial steps on biases’ influence on Lean practices that can result in improved productivity and well-being from a business process perspective. Understanding and mitigating the prominent biases can aid Lean manufacturing processes and support decision makers and line managers in improving lean methodologies’ effectiveness and productivity. The biases can be negated and used to implement decisions with ease. The influence of biases and the model could be used as a basis to counter implementation barriers. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that connects the cognitive perspectives of Lean business processes in a multi-cultural environment to identify the cognitive biases that influence Lean practices in organisations that were previously committed to Lean practices. The novel findings indicate that nine new biases and 45 previously identified biases influence Lean implementation and practices in a multi-cultural environment. The second novelty of this study shows the connection between cognitive biases, Lean implementation and practices in multi-cultural business processes.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Cognitive biases that influence Lean implementation and practices in a multicultural environment

Babu

Seadon

Moore³

2023

IJLSS

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“…Lack of theoretical rationale and selective analysis does not imply no strong evidence Hemant Kakkar a,1 and Niro Sivanathan a Safra et al (1) contend that lack of control is not the mechanism for our findings (2); instead, distrust is a better candidate because of its greater explanatory power. There are several issues with their conjecture.…”

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Reply to Safra et al.: Lack of theoretical rationale and selective analysis does not imply no strong evidence

Kakkar

Sivanathan

2018

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Cf. criticism by Safra et al, 2018 ). In the U. S., most perpetrators of ideologically motivated crimes have earlier experienced economic and social losses (Kruglanski et al, 2014 ; Jasko et al, 2017 ).…”

Section: Belonging To Groups As Compensatory Controlmentioning

confidence: 94%

In Search of the Missing Links Between Economic Insecurity and Political Protest: Why Does Neoliberalism Evoke Identity Politics Instead of Class Interests?

Siltala

2020

Front. Sociol.

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The prospect of the social backsliding of middle-class groups in western countries has not benefited the left but fueled right-wing populism. This article examines mediating and moderating factors between economic threat and political choices. The shift of liberals toward conservatism and the activation of passive authoritarians explain sudden changes more than dispositional factors. Attachment to groups under stress activates coalitional mindsets, and coalitional competition for scarce resources matches the conservative propensity to detect threats from outgroups. Risk-averse right-wing authoritarians should recoil from social-dominance oriented risk-takers but they follow winners despite their mutual differences concerning family values. Authoritarian aggression unites RWA and SDO, but politically passive right-wing authoritarians can also follow their economic interests, when these are not entangled with cultural values. Right-wing populists have been able to compensate economic insecurity with epistemic security. Identity politics supports the coherence of right-wing populist parties but divides leftist/liberal groups due to intersectional competition for victimhood.

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No strong evidence that authoritarian attitudes are driven by a lack of control

Cited by 3 publications

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Cognitive biases that influence Lean implementation and practices in a multicultural environment

Cognitive biases that influence Lean implementation and practices in a multicultural environment

Reply to Safra et al.: Lack of theoretical rationale and selective analysis does not imply no strong evidence

In Search of the Missing Links Between Economic Insecurity and Political Protest: Why Does Neoliberalism Evoke Identity Politics Instead of Class Interests?

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