Organizations as resource dilemmas: the effects of power balance on coalition formation in small groups
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Small group decision-making is becoming an increasingly important part of the work of organizations, and involves some very complex choices. Both coalition and social dilemmas literature can be used to analyse the decision-making process, with a method mirroring the organization as a resource dilemma looking at the impact of equal and unequal power balance on coalition formation and group results. The study indicates that group results can be negatively affected by the unequal balance of power in mixed-motive decision-making groups within the framework of a resource dilemma, with power imbalance likely to increase competition.
Publication Name: Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-5978
Year: 1993
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The use of analogy in legal argument: problem similarity, precendent, and expertise
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Pragmatic considerations are more important than similarity issues when analogy is used in a legal context, according to the results of two studies looking at semantic similarity and pragmatic centrality when analogy is used in solving legal problems. In the first study, which assessed the impact of surface and structural similarity on knowledge transfer by analogy, there was a considerable level of structural transfer among the experts and students who took part, and the second study confirmed the forecast connection between knowledge transfer and pragmatic considerations.
Publication Name: Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-5978
Year: 1993
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