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Effects of distractions on decision-making processes and outcomes
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Effects of distractions on decision-making processes and outcomes
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Krishnan
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Aparna
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1979-
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Aparna Krishnan
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Terri Kurtzberg
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Ann
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Oliver
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Charles
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Charles Naquin
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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theses
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2014
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2014-05
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This dissertation focuses on how distractions affect decision-making. The distractions studied here are in the form of text-messaging using a mobile phone in the context of interdependent decision-making tasks such as a negotiation. The effects are studies under two types of negotiations: distributive (one that requires participants to be competitive) versus collaborative (interests of both parties are similar). Through a series of four experimental studies, the effects of distractions were observed in the following three types of experimental conditions: (1.) one-person in a dyad is texting during the negotiation, (2.) both persons in a dyad are texting in a negotiation and (3.) control group, with no distractions. Findings indicate that performance in a negotiation is adversely affected when a person is distracted. Control groups performed best, followed by ‘both-receiver’ or both-distracted groups. In study 1, it is found that perceptions of trust, satisfaction and professionalism of the distracted person are lower than those for non-distracted persons. In study 4, findings indicate a main effect of distractions for information sharing such that receivers shared least information, followed by observers, followed by ‘both-receivers’ and then by the control group.
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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v, 67 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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by Aparna Krishnan
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Decision making
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Distraction (Psychology)
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Graduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3B856DQ
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ETD doctoral
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Aparna
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2014-05-01 12:17:53
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Aparna Krishnan
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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