Intuition vs. deduction: some thought experiments concerning Likert's linking-pin theory of organization

The simulation results indicated that the successive decision processes implied in the Linking-Pin model can, under some conditions, lead to systematic distortions in the representation of lower-level preferences and opinions at the higher levels of decisionmaking. Assuming a majority decision proce...

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Published inOrganizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 42; no. Oct 88; pp. 135 - 154
Main Authors Ono, K, Hulin, C L, Tindale, R S, Davis, J H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1988
Subjects
Communication
Computers
Hierarchical organizational structure
Organizational structure
Simulation
Social decision scheme theory
Upward communication
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Summary:The simulation results indicated that the successive decision processes implied in the Linking-Pin model can, under some conditions, lead to systematic distortions in the representation of lower-level preferences and opinions at the higher levels of decisionmaking. Assuming a majority decision process, the distortions tend to underemphasise minority views. (Abstract amended)
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ISSN:0749-5978