Convenient yet not a convenience sample: Jury pools as experimental subject pools

Murray, Gregg R.; Rugeley, Cynthia R.; Mitchell, Dona Gene; Mondak, Jeffery J.

doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.06.002

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“…This may have influenced the results, since such variables may affect emotional expression and authenticity (e.g., Dahling & Perez, 2010). Using a convenience sample inevitably limits generalizability, thereby decreasing external validity (Murray, Rugeley, Mitchell, & Mondak, 2013), especially when a sample only comprises individuals who actively come forward to participate (Gravetter & Forzano, 2009). Furthermore, the use of inferential statistics is limited when sampling is not random (Dodge, 2006).…”

Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

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Feel Free, Be Yourself

Yagil

Medler-Liraz

2013

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

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Authenticity is a relational construct, but research to date has largely overlooked the relationship between authentic leadership and follower authenticity. In our first study, comprising 162 leader-follower dyads, we examined the conditions that enhance followers' authenticity in regard to the leader. We found that deviations from prototypical leader emotions (e.g., shame) reinforce the relationship between authentic leadership and employees' unbiased self-presentation. Contrary to predictions, no such effect was found for followers' ingratiation. Our second study examined the generalization of the effect of authentic leadership to the service context, in which authentic self-expression is inhibited by organizational display rules. This diary study of 380 service employees' emotional experiences and authenticity in service encounters found that authentic leadership reinforced the relationship of employees' positive emotions with authentic self-expression.

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Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feel Free, Be Yourself

Yagil

Medler-Liraz

2013

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

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“…The county randomly selects potential jurors from lists of individuals 18 years old or older who are registered to vote in Lubbock County or who hold a driver’s license or identification card issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety with a Lubbock County address. This selection procedure makes jury pool subjects similar, although not identical, to the adult population in Lubbock County (Murray, Rugeley, Mitchell, & Mondak, 2012). Subjects were recruited to the study through voluntary participation while they awaited assignment to a trial or dismissal.…”

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“…Online Appendix 1 shows the mean age is 47, just above 60% of the sample is married, and there is significant variation in reported family income with 42% below US$50,000, 39% between US$50,000 and US$100,000, and 19% above US$100,000. Although the jury pool provides subjects from a limited geographic area who do not perfectly match U.S. Census data, there is no question they are vastly more diverse and representative of typical voters than a student sample (Murray et al, 2012). This can be seen in online Appendix 1 where we also compare our sample to a sample of student subjects who participated in a contemporaneous survey project.…”

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An Experimental Test for “Backlash” Against Social Pressure Techniques Used to Mobilize Voters

Matland,

Murray

2012

American Politics Research

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This research explores the possibility of psychological reactance, or “backlash,” against political candidates who use social pressure to mobilize voters. There is a compelling theoretical argument and solid empirical evidence suggesting social pressure substantially increases voter turnout. There is, however, equally noteworthy evidence suggesting social pressure frequently stimulates a negative reaction in targets. This research uses a lab-in-the-field experimental design that employs a hypothetical social pressure message to evaluate whether a candidate’s use of social pressure to turnout voters may increase anger and hostility toward that candidate, possibly to the point it increases the likelihood a citizen will actually vote against that candidate. Our findings indicate social pressure mobilization techniques evoke consequential psychological reactance against their sponsor. Until future research can further assess these effects, we suggest social pressure mobilization techniques should be used by campaigns only after careful consideration.

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“…Specifically, convenience samples use voluntary participation. Although this is the most common type of sampling in research in the field of Education [56], like other non-probability/non-random techniques, it has the following limitations [58]: (a) convenience samples may be biased because individuals who choose to participate in an experiment may not fully represent the population from which the sample has been selected; (b) when convenience samples are used, it is not possible to estimate the sampling error and the degree of representativeness of the sample because this sampling method does not operate on the principle of randomisation in the selection of elements from the population, and the population parameters' value is generally unknown; and (c) because convenience samples use voluntary participation, this fact increases the likelihood of researchers to recruit those individuals who feel strongly about the issue in question and may favor certain outcomes. Therefore, although this method can produce representative samples, statistical tools cannot be used to ensure sampling representativeness.…”

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Service-Learning for Sustainability Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas: What Is Its Global Impact on Business University Students?

2019

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Service-Learning (SL) is a teaching innovation method that combines learning and social service objectives to improve educational quality and graduate employability. To date, there are hardly any studies on its global impact on university students. This paper describes and evaluates an SL experience for Sustainability Entrepreneurship in the context of Spanish Higher Education. Based on knowledge acquired in classrooms, multi-disciplinary teams of students from different subjects related to Business Administration offered support to potential entrepreneurs from rural municipalities in the complex task of writing a successful Business Plan for their projects for local sustainability. Within this academic framework, our study has two goals: (1) to assess the self-perception of university students about the improvement in their curricular development, professional skills and civic-social responsibility after participating in the SL experience; and (2) to estimate its possible effect on academic performance. The results show that the students acknowledged they had improved their social and sustainability commitment and their curricular development, and had acquired skills that society increasingly demands from future business professionals. Furthermore, service-students achieved significantly higher academic performance than a control group of non-participating students. These findings highlight the effectiveness of SL to provide a more holistic education for business university students.

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Convenient yet not a convenience sample: Jury pools as experimental subject pools

Cited by 19 publications

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Feel Free, Be Yourself

Feel Free, Be Yourself

An Experimental Test for “Backlash” Against Social Pressure Techniques Used to Mobilize Voters

Service-Learning for Sustainability Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas: What Is Its Global Impact on Business University Students?

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