Paper Info
Title
Verbal Equity, Cognitive Specialization, and Performance
Abstract
In this paper, patterns of communication are examined in order to unpack the extent to which verbal equity is a critical factor in determining group success. A microanalysis of 20 teams working to complete a complex, information dependent, collaborative task was conducted. Interaction analysis methods were used as means to determine patterns of interaction and the sophistication of cognitive activity that teams engaged in. Findings suggest that verbal equity may not be as important as previous research indicates. A more critical variable may be cognitive specialization. The authors explain their findings by drawing on theories of cognition, thereby contributing to a better understanding of collective intelligence.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1145/2660398.2660418
GROUP
Keywords
Field
DocType
macrocognition,collaborative decision-making,verbal equity,collective intelligence,information analysis,collaborative problem-solving,cognitive specialization,collective cognition,computer-supported collaborative work,collaborative decision making
Computer science,Collective intelligence,Knowledge management,Equity (finance),Collaborative Problem Solving,Cognitive specialization,Cognition,Critical variable,Sophistication,Group decision-making
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.67
8
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marcela Borge1278.43
John M. Carroll249501233.96