Abstract
It was discovered over three decades ago that groups tend to discuss common information while failing to discuss unique information in group decision-making processes. This is called group's information pooling phenomenon or hidden profile problem. We report a work-in-progress study here that examines the effectiveness of using pre-discussion notes to address hidden profiles in group decision-making. Our data shows a moderate positive correlation between the appearance of a piece of information in participants’ notes and its appearance in the subsequent discussion, suggesting note-taking prior to the group discussion as an effective approach. Our data also indicates that hidden profiles can affect the group performance through aspects other than information sharing.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hidden profile
- group decision-making
- pre-discussion notes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Library and Information Sciences