Guttman explains that there might be two reasons as to why there is little recognition of conflict management in leaders. The efficacy of the emotion inductions was assessed through two separate tests. Use evidence to classify conflict management styles and select the most appropriate conflict management approach for effectively communicating and resolving organizational behavioral disputes. Conflict can occur in various ways in the human experience, whether it is within one-self between differing ideas or between people. H6: Cognitive load interacts with cognitive reflection in predicting evidence collection, such that high cognitive load weakens the effect of high cognitive reflection on evidence collection. It seems to me that not implementing the policy at all may be the best option and that applying the new policy to employees who work individually may result in negative outcomes [Senior manager], Consult senior manager: Ive worked in different departments where this policy was applied. The management of moral and viable firm-stakeholder relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Leadership in Healthcare and Public Health, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, 41% of respondents had better understanding of others, 33% of respondents had improved working relationships, 29% of respondents found a better solution to a problem, 21% of respondents saw higher performance in the team, 18% of respondents felt increased motivation (CPP Global Human Capital Report, 2008). These restrictions result from things like personal prejudice and time constraints. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1995, 299308. In support of H5, cognitive reflection showed a significant indirect effect on decision-making accuracy through evidence collection (Indirect Effect=0.10, SE=0.03, 95% CI [0.04, 0.17]). H4: Evidence collection is positively associated with decision-making accuracy. The key to successfully managing conflict is choosing the right style for each situation. But others are so fraught with complications that decision-making can draw out for many restless days and nights. New perspectives in attentional control theory. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.2006.20208679, Rousseau, D. M. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.2035, Tamir, M., & Ford, B. Q. Further, we argue cognitive reflection will be particularly important for decision-making accuracy when individuals are presented with all the relevant information. Northouse states that leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Northouse, 2016). Second, we expand cognitive load theory by highlighting the importance of heightened negative emotion in influencing load and decision-making. Human Resource Management, 55(2), 179200. Research to date on EBM has mostly focused on conceptual papers (e.g., Barends et al., 2014; Briner et al., 2009; Rousseau, 2006) and advocacy articles arguing its importance in education and practice (e.g., Rousseau, 2020; Rynes et al., 2014). An internal audit was performed and the resulting report indicates that some of your employees are not following the health and safety regulations. These songs have been used successfully in previous studies to induce the corresponding emotions (Brooks & Schweitzer, 2011; Ford et al., 2010; Gino et al., 2012; Tamir & Ford, 2012). Or you may need to engage in conflict resolution with a client over a missed deadline. HakemZadeh, F., & Baba, V. V. (2016). Results of studies 2 and 3 support that passive pathways to EBM will result in higher accuracy, and that negative emotion inducing stimuli can strengthen the effect of cognitive reflection on evidence collection. In Biological and Neurophysiological approaches (vol. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in . The information provided by each source of evidence was framed in the same manner to ensure that it was clear, indicative of a response, and not definitive. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 32(3), 370398. In support of H4, evidence collection had a significant effect on decision-making accuracy when controlling for cognitive reflection (=0.65, p<0.01). Now, this conflict that you observe would not inform you about how thoughtful I am. Evidence based medicine: What it is and what it isnt. Anxiety, processing efficiency, and cognitive performance: New developments from attentional control theory. As such, anxiety and anger may have opposite effects on the perceived predictability of events and on action tendencies related to information seeking and risk taking (Lerner et al., 2015). Situations when this mode is useful include: when emotions are elevated and everyone involved needs time to calm down so that productive discussions can take place, the issue is of low importance, the team is able to resolve the conflict without participation from leadership, there are more important matters that need to be addressed, and the benefit of avoiding the conflict outweighs the benefit of addressing it. As per H2, cognitive reflection predicted decision-making accuracy (=0.17, p<0.01). Further, the interaction of cognitive reflection and induced anxiety had a significant effect on evidence collection, b=4.83, t(93)=2.39, p<0.05; whereas the interaction term of cognitive reflection and anger was not significant in predicting evidence collection b=1.12, t(93)=0.47, p=0.64.Footnote 8. The TKI Five Conflict-Handling Modes (Avoiding, Accomodating, Competing, Collaborating, and Compromising) Leary, M. R., Diebels, K. J., Davisson, E. K., Jongman-Sereno, K. P., Isherwood, J. C., Raimi, K. T., & Hoyle, R. H. (2017). Participants were requested to avoid caffeine and alcohol in the 6h prior to the experiment, and to avoid intensive exercise 24h prior to the session as these are known to interfere with the biometric measurements (Laborde et al., 2017; Nunan et al., 2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.03.010. Organizational Research Methods, 21(3), 525547. See Appendix Fig. Participants in the control group listened to Indecision by Yo-Yo Ma. This authoritative and comprehensive collection focuses on research that views negotiation as a multi-party decision making process. Defining Conflict The simple slopes analysis supports that the effect of cognitive reflection on evidence collection was significantly stronger under the condition of anxiety, b=3.61, t(92)=2.12, p<0.05; compared to the control condition b=-1.06, t(92)=-0.61, p=0.51. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. The original measure included five problems or assessment blocks. Lerner, J. S., & Keltner, D. (2000). Participants in the anger condition indicated significantly stronger levels of anger (M=3.21, SD=1.59) compared to the control condition (M=1.77, SD=1.15). This finding suggests that these individuals may benefit from a temporary state of anxiety if their goal is to increase EBM use. For example, a power analysis suggested that a sample of 100 results in a power of 0.92 to detect a medium sized correlation. Decision-making accuracy in active trials was included as the dependent variable; cognitive reflection was included as the independent variable; evidence collection as the mediator; and the condition as the moderator of the relation between cognitive reflection and evidence collection. In examining additional moderation effects, cognitive load did not significantly moderate the relation between evidence collection and decision-making accuracy in active trials, nor the relation between cognitive reflection and decision-making accuracy in passive trials. In each block, participants were first presented with a problem statement. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327906mbr3902. Barends, E., & Rousseau, D. M. (2018). Christian Criado-Perez. https://doi.org/10.1016/0364-0213(88)90023-7, Sweller, J. Measures of evidence collection ranged from zero to 32 (eight sources of evidence for each of the four active trials of EBM) depending on the total amount of evidence the participant collected prior to making a decision. As you know, Iran abducted former FBI agent Bob Levinson in 2007, and Iranian authorities have yet to account for Bob's fate. (1988). In each of the conditions, participants responded to a questionnaire including a cognitive reflection test. Given the length of the decision-making exercise, the duration of the induced emotion was of particular importance. In Academy of Management Review (vol. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2019.1617670, Criado-Perez, C., Collins, C. G., & Jackson, C. (2020b). Initially conceptualized as an antidote to the research-practice gap, evidence based-management (EBM) has evolved into a comprehensive decision-making framework that draws on multiple sources of evidence. We do not expect this to be the case. While some researchers contend anxiety is characterized by an appraisal of uncertainty and lack of control (Todd et al., 2015), anger scores high on the dimensions of certainty and perceived control (Lerner & Keltner, 2000). Using Intersubjective Reflection to Guide Ethical Decision-Making. This setting should only be used on your home or work computer. The third intriguing result is that this effect will happen only if you believe that the conflict that I experience and exhibit is warranted to the decision at hand. 4, indicating that induced anxiety and anger strengthen the relation between cognitive reflection and evidence collection.Footnote 5, Two way interaction predicting evidence collection in study 2. After reading it, participants were presented with eight boxes, labeled with the different sources of evidence they could consult with (e.g., consultants, senior managers, customers or employees concerns, scientific research) in random order. Two Sides to Every Story: Mitigating Intercultural Conflict through Automated Feedback and Shared Self-Reflections in Global Virtual Teams. Journal of Organizational Behavior Conservation of resources: A new attempt at conceptualizing stress. Psychometric properties of the HEXACO personality inventory HEXACO personality inventory. Wiley has partnerships with many of the worlds leading societies and publishes over 1,500 peer-reviewed journals and 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols in STMS subjects. In one study, for example, people observed someone making a certain decision about which of two charities to donate money to. The findings demonstrate that a contingency approach to EBM is critical, with the impact of cognitive reflection differing for situational constraints and for actively and passively sought evidence. The cognitive processing system of working memory is limited in duration and capacity and is used for temporarily storing, manipulating, and learning of novel information (Sweller, 2011). In ECG Time Series Variability Analysis (1st ed., pp. Although both emotions successfully increased arousal, anxiety and anger differ in several aspects which could contribute to their differing effect. Attention representation and human performance: Integration of cognition, emotion, and motivation. We also measured need for cognitionthe tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive taskswith a 5-item scale (Epstein et al., 1996), as well as the personality traits of the HEXACO personality inventory (Lee & Ashton, 2010). For example, four sources of evidence supported the correct solution, whereas one or two sources of evidence supported each of the incorrect solutions. The inability of a leader to deal with conflict will not only lead to negative outcomes but may also undermine the credibility of the leader (Kazimoto, 2013). Knowing a few strategies for managing conflict can help keep your home or workplace healthy. ), Innovations in educational psychology: Perspectives on learning, teaching, and human development (pp. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-011-0104-1, Toplak, M. E., West, R. F., & Stanovich, K. E. (2014). Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Conflict is a basic part of the human experience and can influence our actions or decisions in one way or another. Journal of Organizational Behavior is currently published 8 times a year. You are designing your new headquarters for the majority of your employees to work in. Conflict is pervasive and greatly affects leadership and teamwork, the very drivers of organizations (Blake & Mouton, 1964; Jehn, 1995; Johnson, 2015).Conflict is part of the everyday life of organizations in making decisions, handling customer complaints, and managing performance; conflict is also part of dealing with dramatic events such as acquisitions, strikes, and bankruptcies. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2014.0203, Sackett, D. L., Rosenberg, W. M. C., Gray, Ja. This mode is low assertiveness and low cooperative. However, both emotions can also lead to increased effort, particularly when there are clear task goals and the task is demanding (Eysenck & Derakshan, 2011; Eysenck et al., 2007; Nabi, 1999, 2002; Seo et al., 2004). A pattern in which one person stated her preferences directly and the other asked questions enabled the negotiators to claim the most value. In Study 2 we replicated that, and also showed that emotional load strengthens instead of weakens the relation between cognitive reflection and evidence collection. Well-being as a cognitive load reducing agent: A review of the literature. Measuring the actionability of evidence for evidence-based management. By measuring decision-making accuracy in active and passive trials we can examine whether these two EBM pathways influence the use of available evidence. Information and Management, 53(8), 10491064. Individuals collected significantly less evidence in active trials of EBM compared to the evidence presented in passive trials of EBM with a mean difference of 22.86, 95% CI [20.96, 24.74] (t(165)=24.00, p<0.001). When attempting to manage conflict each party should work towards a solution with different methods. Half of the assessment blocks were presented as active trials of EBM, whereby the participant had to actively request the available information. And with the seemingly infinite triggers for conflict, management of conflict is a constant challenge for leaders. H7: An anxiety-inducing context interacts with cognitive reflection in predicting evidence collection, such that induced anxiety strengthens the effect of cognitive reflection on evidence collection. By contrast, in the realm of negotiation, the results of a 2015 study published in the journal Negotiation and Conflict Management Research by Scott Wiltermuth, Larissa Z. Tiedens, and Margaret Neale found benefits when pairs of participants used one of two different negotiating styles. As per study 1, evidence collection was measured in the active trials of EBM. Seo, M. G., Barrett, L. F., & Bartunek, J. M. (2004). Even though this chapter will focus on the conflict at the social level, it is important that we review all the different levels of conflict that may exist. 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Cognition and Emotion, 23(2), 209237. Cognitive load can be understood as the taxation of cognitive resources (Deck et al., 2021), or more precisely the taxation of working memory, and is increased by the intensity of tasks such as shifting attention, processing or abstracting information, and integrating alternative sources of information (Plass & Kalyuga, 2019). J Bus Psychol (2023). Average age of participants was 40years old (SD=13.20); 43% were male and 57% were female. Participants were also excluded if they reported minimum levels of neutral emotions (1 on a scale from 1 to 7) as well as elevated levels of anxiety or anger in the control condition (7 on a scale from 1 to 7).Footnote 4 This resulted in 14 participants being excluded from the analysis resulting in a sample size of 166. Virtual reality can enhance the affective experience and task engagement, providing better ecological validity without compromising the internal validity provided by an experimentally controlled environment (Parsons, 2015). Cognitive abilities and superior decision making under risk: A protocol analysis and process model evaluation. The scale showed good reliability with a Cronbachs alpha of 0.86. Whereas if a leader is able to establish an atmosphere of cooperation and foster teamwork, making it clear that this is his/her value system, there is a likelihood that this value system will be adopted by the entire organization (Guttman, 2004). Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 6.1: Overview of Managerial Decision-Making. Halbesleben, J. R., Neveu, J. P., Paustian-Underdahl, S. C., & Westman, M. (2014). Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2017.03.004. Everyone knows what it is, but understanding its causes and how to treat it is much more challenging (Wall & Callister, 1995). As a result, employers may want to apply the cognitive reflection test during screening and selection for roles where evidence-based accurate decisions are critical, particularly if they will be exposed to negative emotional stimuli in their professional roles (e.g., anxiety for healthcare workers such as psychologists and social workers as well as those in the military exposed to natural disasters and war). All rights reserved. (2020b) suggested a multi-level model of enablers for EBM by drawing on related strategy literature about absorptive capacity; Rousseau and Gunia (2016) reviewed the medical literature on evidence-based practice. To complicate this even further, when one party may feel that they are in a conflict situation, the other party may think that they are just in a simple discussion about differing opinions (Fisher, 2000; Evans, 2013; Conflict, 2011). Frontiers in Public Health, 5(September), 117. The ANS is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches, generally associated with activation and relaxation, and influences involuntary body responses such as heart beats (Mauss & Robinson, 2009). M., Haynes, R. B., & Richardson, W. S. (1996). to analyze participants responses to an open-ended question on how they would describe their feelings while listening to the music. Whereas individuals low on cognitive reflection may be unable to compensate for the detrimental effects of anxiety and anger on decision-making, those high on cognitive reflection may be more capable of mitigating the effect of emotional load on inhibition and heuristic processing, choosing instead to collect evidence prior to a decision(Fig. Therefore, leaders must be able draw on their leadership skills to effectively employ conflict management strategies. The case for behavioral decision research in organizational behavior. Furthermore, cognitive reflection is an important predictor of decision-making accuracy, particularly when the relevant evidence is gathered separately and presented to the decision-maker. Peter Northouse states that it is up to the leader to assess what action, if any, is needed and then intervene with the specific leadership function to meet the demand of the situation. To be an effective leader, one needs to respond with the action that is required of the situation (Northouse, 2016). The Academy of Management Review, 40(3), 446460. When the Best Available Evidence Doesnt win: How doubts about science and scientists threaten the future of evidence-based management. (1996). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00121. Planned contrasts revealed that participants in the anxiety condition reported significantly higher levels of anxiety (M=4.04, SD=1.54) than participants in the control condition (M=2.69, SD=1.35). Frederick, S. (2005). The collaborating mode requires skills such as: active listening, identifying concerns, analyzing input, and confrontation. Unlike motivational differences such as curiosity and need for cognition, cognitive reflection is an ability. To test the interaction of cognitive reflection and the pathway to EBM in predicting decision-making accuracy, we ran a linear regression with the difference of decision-making accuracy in passive and active trials as a dependent variable and cognitive reflection as the independent variable (Judd et al., 2001).
