Like student like manager? Using student subjects in managerial debiasing research
Graf-Vlachy L (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Journal
Book Volume: 13
Pages Range: 347-376
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1007/s11846-017-0250-3
Abstract
Managerial debiasing studies are rare because it is often challenging to obtain manager samples to perform the required experiments. Student subjects could mitigate this difficulty, but there is widespread uncertainty regarding their implications for a study’s validity. In this paper, I first trace the debate, and structure the literature, on the use of student subjects in business research in general. Next, I propose a conceptual framework of criteria to identify under which circumstances student subjects can be valid surrogates in managerial debiasing research. Finally, I illustrate the use of the framework by repeating an extant debiasing study conducted with management practitioners with a large sample of business students (N = 1423), showing that the student sample replicates the results from the manager sample to the expected degree. I close by discussing the study’s implications, limitations, and opportunities for future research.
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APA:
Graf-Vlachy, L. (2019). Like student like manager? Using student subjects in managerial debiasing research. Review of Managerial Science, 13(2), 347-376. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-017-0250-3
MLA:
Graf-Vlachy, Lorenz. "Like student like manager? Using student subjects in managerial debiasing research." Review of Managerial Science 13.2 (2019): 347-376.
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