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Grading Hampers Cooperative Information Sharing in Group Problem Solving

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  • Anne-Sophie Hayek
  • Claudia Toma
  • Dominique Oberlé
  • Fabrizio Butera

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We hypothesized that individual grading in group work, a widespread practice, hampers information sharing in cooperative problem solving. Experiment 1 showed that a condition in which members’ individual contribution was expected to be visible and graded, as in most graded work, led to less pooling of relevant, unshared information and more pooling of less-relevant, shared information than two control conditions where individual contribution was not graded, but either visible or not. Experiment 2 conceptually replicated this effect: Group members primed with grades pooled less of their unshared information, but more of their shared information, compared to group members primed with neutral concepts. Thus, grading can hinder cooperative work and impair information sharing in groups.

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  • Anne-Sophie Hayek & Claudia Toma & Dominique Oberlé & Fabrizio Butera, 2015. "Grading Hampers Cooperative Information Sharing in Group Problem Solving," Working Papers CEB 15-018, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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    1. G.L. Tortorella & D. Powell & L. Liu & Moacir Godinho Filho & J. Antony & P. Hines & D.L.D.M. Nascimento, 2023. "How Has Social Media Been Affecting Problem-Solving in Organizations Undergoing Lean Production Implementation? A Multi-Case Study," Post-Print hal-04277175, HAL.
    2. Vanessa Dayeh & Ben W. Morrison, 2020. "The Effect of Perceived Competence and Competitive Environment on Team Decision-Making in the Hidden-Profile Paradigm," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 29(6), pages 1181-1205, December.

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    information sharing; grades; hidden profiles; cooperation; mixed-motives;
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