Polarization and Persuasive Argumentation: A Study of Decision Making in Group Settings

El-Shinnawy, Maha; Vinze, Ajay

doi:10.2307/249394

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“…Task characteristics may be one reason that shared cognition did not lead to differences in performance in the present study. Task types or characteristics previously have proven to be significant moderators for group interaction and performance (e.g., El-Shinnawy, 1998;Kaplan & Miller, 1987;Stewart & Barrick, 2000). Task types may be classified via the extent to which performance is either behavioral or conceptual (McGrath, 1984).…”

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The Effects of Shared Cognition on Group Satisfaction and Performance

Park

2008

Communication Research

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This study investigates the effects of shared cognition on group member satisfaction and group task performance. The hypotheses are that groups who have shared cognition concerning communication rules, such as politeness and efficiency, will be more satisfied with their group processes and will perform a task better than will those in groups lacking shared cognition concerning communication rules. The research involved 67 groups (N = 236) performing a radio assembly task for 20 minutes. Group members in the shared cognition condition received the same instructions to communicate politely (or efficiently). In the non-shared cognition condition, some members in a group received instructions to communicate politely and other members in the same group received instructions to communicate efficiently. The data are consistent with the part of the hypothesis relating to satisfaction but not to the one relating to performance.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Shared Cognition on Group Satisfaction and Performance

Park

2008

Communication Research

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“…In other words, ethical decision making typically surrounds a dilemma (Hunt & Vitell, 1986) where the decision maker (be it individual or group) has to make a trade‐off between benefit for oneself versus benefit for everyone else (Derrida, 1995). In the context of groups, ethical decision making is often related to achieving group consensus on tasks or courses of action in response to dilemmas that do not have an unequivocally correct answer in a moral sense (El‐Shinnawy & Vinze, 1998); in such situations, the group has to decide on the preferred position regarding a moral issue at hand (McGrath, 1984).…”

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“…El‐Shinnawy and Vinze (1998) argue that one of the key media‐related characteristics that affect the processes and outcomes of groups using different types of media is the anonymity of the members. Anonymity refers to the “inability of group members to identify the origin of messages they receive, and the destination of messages they send” (Pissarra & Jesuino, 2005, p. 278).…”

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Media Effects on Group Collaboration: An Empirical Examination in an Ethical Decision‐Making Context

Sarker

Chatterjee

et al. 2010

Decision Sciences

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Even though it is widely acknowledged that collaboration underlies much of the decisionmaking efforts in contemporary organizations, and that organizational groups are increasingly making decisions that have ethical implications, few studies have examined group ethical decision-making processes and outcomes. In addition, while there is increasing evidence that groups often collaborate/communicate using different mediating technologies, few studies have examined the effect of the characteristics of the media in group ethical decision-making contexts. Finally, there is a clear paucity of studies that have investigated group decision making pertaining to information technology (IT)-related ethical dilemmas, an area of rising importance for information systems (IS) and decision science researchers. This article seeks to address the gaps described above through an experimental study where groups collaborating either in a face-to-face context or in a computer-mediated context (using NetMeeting or Wiki) were required to make a decision with respect to a scenario with an IT-related ethical dilemma. Results indicate that media characteristics (e.g., anonymity, immediacy of feedback, parallelism) do not have an effect on whether groups make ethical (or unethical) decisions. However, several media characteristics were found to play a significant role on downstream variables, such as the quality of a follow-up task (i.e., creation of a decision justification document), and overall process satisfaction of the group members.

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“…In addition, it has been established that the more recent the exposure and the more frequent the repetition of exposure, the greater the use of data in decisionmaking (Dennis, 1996). Verbal cues and the way in which a decision task is framed also strongly influence which data inputs are used (El-Shinnawy and Vinze, 1998). When data are sparse or poorly linked to decision-making tasks, people often substitute personal values, intuition, and decision-making short cuts (Bennett, 1998;Tversky and Kahneman, 1974).…”

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HIV Prevention Community Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Data-Informed Decision-Making

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The use of data in decision-making by the Massachusetts Prevention Planning Group (MPPG) was assessed using multiple methods: in-depth interviews, member surveys, directed observations, and archival review. Three factors known to influence group decision-making were of interest: (1) member characteristics, (2) group structure, and (3) data inputs. Membership characteristics were not related to reliance on data. However, group structure factors and data inputs were directly related to reliance on data. Most members accepted an advisory role and felt participation was worthwhile. About half were dissatisfied with decision-making processes, citing member conflicts and distrust. Incompleteness of data, inadequate presentation quality, and lengthy intervals between presentations and actual decision-making were identified as deficits. Although most members reported skills with HIV- and intervention-related data, most also reported deficiencies in interpreting evaluation and cost-effectiveness studies. Member trust and use of data in decision-making could be improved by clarifying decision-making structures and processes, assuring high-quality data presentations, and supporting or training members to better interpret and use data.

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Polarization and Persuasive Argumentation: A Study of Decision Making in Group Settings

Cited by 73 publications

References 53 publications

The Effects of Shared Cognition on Group Satisfaction and Performance

The Effects of Shared Cognition on Group Satisfaction and Performance

Media Effects on Group Collaboration: An Empirical Examination in an Ethical Decision‐Making Context

HIV Prevention Community Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Data-Informed Decision-Making

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