Features of the value function for voice and their consistency across participants from four countries: Great Britain, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United States.

K Price, T. Hall, K van den Bos, J. Hunton, S. Lovett, M. Tippett

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    Abstract

    This study investigated features of the value function for voice using subjects from four countries: Great Britain, Mexico, The Netherlands, and the United States. Across these four groups of subjects the shape of the value function was found to be similar, though differences in the estimated reference points were detected. Consistent with predictions derived from prospect theory (Kahneman & Tversky, 1979) the relationship between the value of voice and the magnitude of voice was found to be direct, monotonic, and nonlinear. The largest increment in value occurred when the magnitude of voice shifted from mute to some voice. Thereafter, increments in value tended to decline in magnitude suggesting diminishing marginal returns on the response measure of procedural fairness. An unexpected finding was that the final segment of the value function was convex indicating increasing marginal returns as the magnitude of voice shifted from its penultimate level to its maximum possible level. The study also investigated whether subjects' reported expectations of voice correspond to the value function reference point as theorized in the literature. Findings suggest that self-reported expectations of voice are higher than the estimated value function reference point. © 2000 Academic Press.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)95-121
    Number of pages26
    JournalOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
    Volume84
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

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