Is it even worth it? The effect of loss prospects in the outcome distribution of a public goods dilemma

McCarter, Matthew W.; Rockmann, Kevin W.; Northcraft, Gregory B.

doi:10.1016/j.obhdp.2009.06.003

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“…This may be because social uncertainty and trust are no longer of great concern since everyone is not needed to pull through. In addition, newcomers may be welcomed by oldtimers in some cases compared to others depending on whether the value of collective action is certain to be worth the effort [71]. For instance, should they be uncertain that collective action will produce benefits that will surpass the cost, oldtimers may strategically welcome newcomers into the fold in hope to use these newcomers’ resources before expending their own.…”

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You Can’t Put Old Wine in New Bottles: The Effect of Newcomers on Coordination in Groups

McCarter

Sheremeta

2013

PLoS ONE

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A common finding in social sciences is that member change hinders group functioning and performance. However, questions remain as to why member change negatively affects group performance and what are some ways to alleviate the negative effects of member change on performance? To answer these questions we conduct an experiment in which we investigate the effect of newcomers on a group’s ability to coordinate efficiently. Participants play a coordination game in a four-person group for the first part of the experiment, and then two members of the group are replaced with new participants, and the newly formed group plays the game for the second part of the experiment. Our results show that the arrival of newcomers decreases trust among group members and this decrease in trust negatively affects group performance. Knowing the performance history of the arriving newcomers mitigates the negative effect of their arrival, but only when newcomers also know the oldtimers performance history. Surprisingly, in groups that performed poorly prior to the newcomers’ arrival, the distrust generated by newcomers is mainly between oldtimers about each other rather than about the newcomers.

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You Can’t Put Old Wine in New Bottles: The Effect of Newcomers on Coordination in Groups

McCarter

Sheremeta

2013

PLoS ONE

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“…Indeed, empirical work on social dilemmas finds that an individual's fear of another's exploitation motivates conflict defensively [24][25][26][27]. The Cold War is often considered a classic example of conflict incited by paranoia between political leaders and among neighbors [28].…”

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A Study of the Triggers of Conflict and Emotional Reactions

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McBride

McCarter

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Abstract:We study three triggers of conflict and explore their resultant emotional reactions in a laboratory experiment. Economists suggest that the primary trigger of conflict is monetary incentives. Social psychologists suggest that conflicts are often triggered by fear. Finally, evolutionary biologists suggest that a third trigger is uncertainty about an opponent's desire to cause harm. Consistent with the predictions from economics, social psychology, and evolutionary biology, we find that conflict originates from all three triggers. The three triggers differently impact the frequency of conflict, but not the intensity. Also, we find that the frequency and intensity of conflict decrease positive emotions and increase negative emotions and that conflict impacts negative emotions more than positive emotions.

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“…In public goods dilemmas, individuals can cooperate by contributing private resources to produce the public good, but they can also defect by not contributing toward the public good (Zeng & Chen, 2003). In addition to the temptation to under-contribute toward the public good, individuals more often under-contribute defensively (McCarter, Rockmann, & Northcraft, 2010): they fear that others will free ride on their contributions (Rockmann & Northcraft, 2008). Consequently individuals contribute more toward the public good when they know that others are also contributing (Fischbacher et al, 2001).…”

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Divided Loyalists or Conditional Cooperators? Creating Consensus About Cooperation in Multiple Simultaneous Social Dilemmas

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Is it even worth it? The effect of loss prospects in the outcome distribution of a public goods dilemma

Cited by 53 publications

References 43 publications

You Can’t Put Old Wine in New Bottles: The Effect of Newcomers on Coordination in Groups

You Can’t Put Old Wine in New Bottles: The Effect of Newcomers on Coordination in Groups

A Study of the Triggers of Conflict and Emotional Reactions

Divided Loyalists or Conditional Cooperators? Creating Consensus About Cooperation in Multiple Simultaneous Social Dilemmas

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