The Value of Distrust in Computer-Based Decision-Making Groups

Keywords

distrust, decision-making groups

Abstract

We present a creative approach to improve the effectiveness of decision-making groups in solving nonroutine problems by introducing increased distrust into the group. Our theory is proposed through an extension and empirical test of Schul et al.’s [1] distrust model in an online group decision-making domain. We find that an increase in distrust among group members led to an increase in group decision accuracy for nonroutine problems. This demonstrates that through a distrust stimulus, members of decision making groups can better solve nonroutine problems. This paper also demonstrates how simple environmental abnormalities can increase distrust and trust in computer-based decision-making groups. Various trust- and distrust-related measures were also tested and validated to further research in this area.

Original Publication Citation

"Lowry, P. B., Giboney, J. S., Schuetzler, R., Richardson, J., Gregory, T., Romney, J., & Anderson, B. (2010). The value of distrust in computer-based decision-making groups. In Proceedings of the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences."

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2010

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8412

Publisher

In Proceedings of the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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