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Ambiguity
About: Ambiguity is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10548 publications have been published within this topic receiving 294143 citations. The topic is also known as: imprecision & vagueness.
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TL;DR: This paper developed a framework that clarifies the nature of paradoxical tensions, reinforcing cycles, and their management, and reviewed studies in which paradoxes spurred by change and plurality are investigated.
Abstract: “Paradox” appears increasingly in organization studies, often to describe conflicting demands, opposing perspectives, or seemingly illogical findings. This article helps researchers move beyond labeling—to explore paradoxes and contribute insights more in tune with organizational complexity and ambiguity. I first develop a framework that clarifies the nature of paradoxical tensions, reinforcing cycles, and their management. Using this framework, I then review studies in which paradoxes spurred by change and plurality are investigated. I conclude by outlining strategies for identifying and representing paradox, addressing implications for research.
1,865 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a meta-analysis and a conceptual reevaluation of the role ambiguity and role conflict research were performed using the Hunter, Schmidt, and Jackson (1982, Meta-analysis: Cumulating research findings across studies, Beverly Hills, CA: Sage) metaanalysis procedures.
1,808 citations
TL;DR: In subjective expected utility (SEU), the decision weights people attach to events are their beliefs about the likelihood of events as discussed by the authors, and it has been shown that people prefer to bet on events they know more about.
Abstract: In subjective expected utility (SEU), the decision weights people attach to events are their beliefs about the likelihood of events. Much empirical evidence, inspired by Ellsberg (1961) and others, shows that people prefer to bet on events they know more about, even when their beliefs are held constant. (They are averse to ambiguity, or uncertainty about probability.) We review evidence, recent theoretical explanations, and applications of research on ambiguity and SEU.
1,702 citations
1,676 citations
TL;DR: This paper investigated the relation between judgments of probability and preferences between bets and found that people prefer betting on their own judgment over an equiprobable chance event when they consider themselves knowledgeable, but not otherwise.
Abstract: We investigate the relation between judgments of probability and preferences between bets. A series of experiments provides support for the competence hypothesis that people prefer betting on their own judgment over an equiprobable chance event when they consider themselves knowledgeable, but not otherwise. They even pay a significant premium to bet on their judgments. These data connot be explained by aversion to ambiguity, because judgmental probabilities are more ambiguous than chance events. We interpret the results in terms of the attribution of credit and blame. The possibility of inferring beliefs from preferences is questioned.1
1,584 citations