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Thin Slices of Workgroups

By: Patricia Satterstrom, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Lisa Kwan, Oliver P. Hauser, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan and Marina Burke
In this paper, we explore whether perceivers can accurately assess the effectiveness of groups, how perceivers use group properties to inform their judgment, and the contextual and individual differences that allow some perceivers to be more accurate. Across seven... View Details
Keywords: Group Perception; Group Effectiveness; Thin Slices; Social Sensitivity; Attentional Focus; Groups and Teams; Performance Effectiveness; Perception
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Satterstrom, Patricia, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Lisa Kwan, Oliver P. Hauser, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan, and Marina Burke. "Thin Slices of Workgroups." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 151 (March 2019): 104–117.
  • 28 Feb 2015
  • Conference Presentation

Thin Slices of Groups.

By: Jeff Polzer, Patricia Satterstrom, Lisa Kwan, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan and Marina Miloslavsky
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Polzer, Jeff, Patricia Satterstrom, Lisa Kwan, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan, and Marina Miloslavsky. "Thin Slices of Groups." Paper presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Long Beach, CA, February 28, 2015.
  • Aug 2010 - 2010
  • Conference Presentation

Thin Slices of Group Conflict

By: Jeff Polzer, Patricia Hernandez, Lisa Kwan, Ben Waber and Sandy Pentland
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Polzer, Jeff, Patricia Hernandez, Lisa Kwan, Ben Waber, and Sandy Pentland. "Thin Slices of Group Conflict." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, August 2010.
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Thin Slices of Groups [Under Review]

In this paper with Jeff Polzer, Lisa Kwan, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan, and Marina Miloslavsky, we extend research on “thin slices” by testing and determining that perceivers are able to accurately judge the effectiveness of small, task-performing groups... View Details

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Thin Slices of Teams with Professor Jeff Polzer, Patricia Satterstrom, and Lisa Kwan

How do people evaluate team effectiveness from short observations of interactions among team members?  What are the cues people take in in such narrow windows of experience?  What contributes to the accuracy of evaluations based on thin slices of... View Details
  • May 2024
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Moral Thin-Slicing: Forming Moral Impressions from a Brief Glance

By: Julian De Freitas and Alon Hafri
Despite the modern rarity with which people are visual witness to moral transgressions involving physical harm, such transgressions are more accessible than ever thanks to their availability on social media and in the news. On one hand, the literature suggests that... View Details
Keywords: Moral Judgement; Thin Slices; Social Media; Fake News; Misinformation; Moral Sensibility; News; Behavior
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De Freitas, Julian, and Alon Hafri. "Moral Thin-Slicing: Forming Moral Impressions from a Brief Glance." Art. 104588. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 112 (May 2024).
  • 26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

March 2019 Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Thin Slices of Workgroups By: Satterstrom, Patricia, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Lisa Kwan, Oliver P. Hauser, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan, and Marina... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Feb 2005
  • What Do You Think?

If You Blink, Will You Miss?

individuals' biases often get in the way of good decision making. In part, it's a reflection of what we often term "analysis paralysis" in MBA-speak. A distant cousin to thin slicing in our... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 20 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Risky Business with Structured Finance

growing at such an unprecedented rate that it piqued their curiosity. "People didn't explain anything about CDOs in a compelling way," he says. "They said, 'Oh, they're slicing and dicing.' Or they resorted to mathematical... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • News

A Summit Higher Than Everest

gasp. He immediately planned another expedition to map the range, returning with dramatic close-up photos of Minya Konka’s snow-capped heights. The images had been as inspiring to the adventurers as the caption was deflating: “This magnificent 25,600-foot peak” it read... View Details
Keywords: April White; mountain; climb; climbing; adventure
  • 26 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

have to ask yourself whether there's enough pie for everyone." In other words, it makes sense to welcome battles for market share that make the pie bigger for everyone; but battling for a bigger slice of a pie that's not growing is a... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
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