Cooperation Versus Competition Effects on Information Sharing and Use in Group Decision‐Making. Issue 9 (4th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Toma, Claudia; Butera, Fabrizio
• Is Part Of: Social and personality psychology compass. Volume 9:Issue 9(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 455
• Page End: 467
• Publication Date: 2015-09-04
• Subjects: Social psychology -- Periodicals; Personality -- Periodicals; 302
• DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12191
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-9004

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Information processing in groups has long been seen as a cooperative process. In contrast with this assumption, group members were rarely found to behave cooperatively: They withhold unshared information and stick to initial incorrect decisions. In the present article, we examined how group members' cooperative and competitive motives impact on group information processing and propose that information sharing and use in groups could be seen as strategic behavior. We reviewed the latest developments in the literature investigating different forms of strategic information processing and their underlying mechanisms. This review suggests that explicit cooperative goals are needed for effective group decision‐making.</p> </abstract>