SPOTLIGHT ON DECISION MAKING MAY 2015 REPRINT R1505D Outsmart Your Own Biases by Jack B. Soll‚ Katherine L. Milkman‚ and John W. Payne SPOTLIGHT ON DECISION MAKING SPOTLIGHT ARTWORK Millo‚ 2014 B.ART–Arte in Barriera Turin‚ Italy FOR ARTICLE REPRINTS CALL 800-988-0886 OR 617-783-7500‚ OR VISIT HBR.ORG Outsmart Your Own Biases by Jack B. Soll‚ Katherine L. Milkman‚ and John W. Payne S SUPPOSE YOU’RE EVALUATING a job candidate to lead a new office in a different country. On paper this is by far
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How We Are Influenced Social psychology is the “scientific study of how people think about‚ influence‚ and relate to one another” (Myers‚ 2010‚ p. 4). There are many different “external social forces” (Myers‚ 2010‚ p. 8) that influence our thoughts‚ feelings‚ behaviors and attitudes‚ such as our family‚ peers‚ culture and gender; all of which persuade us in one direction or another. Any social situation we may encounter can be so powerful that it “leads us to act contrary to our expressed
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Research bias is one of the threats to validity in qualitative research. Research bias occurs because researchers bring into studies their own personal beliefs‚ values‚ experiences‚ and bias. Research bias is considered a threat due to an error being introduced into sampling or testing by selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others (Pannucci & Wilkins‚ 2010‚ p. 619). Researchers are prone to human error and therefore they make mistakes and get things wrong (Norris‚ 1997). To minimize
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Essay: The Bias of Language‚ the Bias of Pictures Essay Author: Neil Postman and Steve Powers Section I: Analysis of theme 1. Misleading Language -"This means that there is a level of language whose purpose is to describe an event. There is also a level of language whose purpose is to evaluate an event. Even more‚ there is a level of language whose purpose is to infer what is unknown on the basis of what is known."(243:1) 2. Misleading Pictures -"The picture documents and celebrates the
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Media bias is used to emphasize one particular point of view in a way that without the average viewer even knowing. The journalists are able to maintain the standards of professional and also giving the one side of the story. There are a variety of media bias claims‚ for example‚ liberal bias‚ conservative bias‚ mainstream bias‚ and corporate bias. The average person uses the newspapers‚ radio‚ internet‚ or television to receive their news‚ weather updates‚ and other important topics. Liberal bias
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Advertising BIAS Marketing and advertising companies are constantly playing on gender roles and stereotypes. Both men and women are portrayed in certain ways to help make products seem more attractive to the same or opposite sex. Men are pictured as lazy‚ dumb slobs while women are pictured as gentle‚ beautiful‚ sexual‚ and submissive. In children’s ads‚ boys are shown as rough and interested in action games while girls are more quiet and interested in dolls. Though these stereotypes are not always
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Forms of bias[edit] Actual and imputed bias Actual and imputed bias[edit] Bias may be actual‚ imputed or apparent. Actual bias is established where it is actually established that a decision-maker was prejudiced in favour of or against a party. Bias may be actual‚ imputed or apparent. Actual bias is established where it is actually established that a decision-maker was prejudiced in favour of or against a party. However‚ in practice‚ the making of such an allegation is rare as it is very hard to
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How Scientific Management Influenced Management Thinking Butler (1991‚ pp. 23) believes “ Many of Taylor’s ideas‚ concepts‚ and rules seem even more appropriate today than at the time he promulgated them. Furthermore‚ today’s technology and developments enable a more effective implementation.” The four principles of scientific management according to Butler (1991‚ pp.24) are as follows: Scientific development of the best work methods through observation‚ measurement and analysis – replacing
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Economic and social factors could be said to have played a prominent role in the coming to power of Mao‚ in that discontent was heavily influenced by peasants’ extremely poor economic situations as a result of both inflation and exploitation‚ which generated animosity towards the upper classes and hence the entire feudalistic system‚ as well as giving Mao an opportunity to appeal to the desperation of the peasants‚ for whom the prospect of his leadership in their eyes promised an infinitely more
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the contents in the articles they publish are correct. Unfortunately‚ this is the case with reality‚ many people have now been publishing fake news articles with the intent of getting
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