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Group decision making in hidden profile situations: dissent as a facilitator for Decision Quality

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Schulz-Hardt, S.; Brodbeck, F.; Mojzisch, A.; Kerschreiter, R.; Frey, D.
Abstract:
The effect of diversity in individual prediscussion preferences on group decision quality was examined in an experiment in which 135 three-person groups worked on a personnel selection case with 4 alternatives. The information distribution among group members constituted a hidden profile (i.e., the correct solution was not identifiable on the basis of the members’ individual information and could be detected only by pooling and integrating the members’ unique information). Whereas groups with ho...     »
Keywords:
group decision making; information pooling; hidden profile; dissent; minority influence
Journal title:
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Year:
2006
Journal volume:
91
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
S. 1080–1093
Format:
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