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- Bak-Coleman, Joseph B., et al.
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Stewardship of global collective behavior
- 2021
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - 0027-8424 .- 1091-6490. ; 118:27
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans, information flows were initially shaped by natural selection yet are increasingly structured by emerging communication technologies. Our larger, more complex social networks now transfer high-fidelity information over vast distances at low cost. The digital age and the rise of social media have accelerated changes to our social systems, with poorly understood functional consequences. This gap in our knowledge represents a principal challenge to scientific progress, democracy, and actions to address global crises. We argue that the study of collective behavior must rise to a crisis discipline just as medicine, conservation, and climate science have, with a focus on providing actionable insight to policymakers and regulators for the stewardship of social systems.
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- De Bruin, Wändi Bruine, et al.
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Asking about Social Circles Improves Election Predictions Even with Many Political Parties
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Public Opinion Research. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0954-2892 .- 1471-6909. ; 34:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Traditionally, election polls have asked for participants' own voting intentions. In four elections, we previously found that we could improve predictions by asking participants how they thought their social circles would vote. A potential concern is that the social-circle question might predict results less well in elections with larger numbers of political options because it becomes harder to accurately track how social contacts plan to vote. However, we now find that the social-circle question performs better than the own-intention question in predicting two elections with many political parties: The Netherlands' 2017 general election and the Swedish 2018 general election.
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- Giannoccaro, Ilaria, et al.
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Search behavior of individuals working in teams: A behavioral study on complex landscapes
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Business Research. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. - 0148-2963 .- 1873-7978. ; 118, s. 507-516
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Search is a fundamental part of complex problem solving and often involves a choice between the exploration of new ideas and the exploitation of already known solutions. While literature has mainly analyzed search behavior of individuals working alone, we investigate search accomplished by individuals working in teams. We study the interplay of three theoretically grounded factors that can affect the search behavior of individuals in teams: the level of behavioral interdependence among team members, the members limited level of knowledge about the problem, and the performance feedback they receive. We operationalize search behavior in terms of search distance, which reflects the extent of exploration in problem space. Results show that high behavioral interdependence reduces exploration, while limited knowledge promotes exploration. Furthermore, positive performance feedback leads to reduced exploration, the more so the lower behavioral interdependence and the more limited knowledge are. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of these results for team design.
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