Decision-making cognitive bias in the labor market: an approach on the anchor and decoy effects
Cognitive bias affect the decisions of agents by diverting them from rational choice. This work aims to identify the effect of the cognitive bias – known as decoy effect and anchor effect – in the choice between job offers. Using experimental methodology, 142 administration students responded to a q...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Gestão dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/78457 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.fgv.br/rgplp/article/view/78457 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cognitive bias. Anchoring effect. Decoy effect. Sesgos cognitivos. Efecto de anclaje. Efecto señuelo. Vieses cognitivos. Efeito âncora. Efeito chamariz. |
| Sumario: | Cognitive bias affect the decisions of agents by diverting them from rational choice. This work aims to identify the effect of the cognitive bias – known as decoy effect and anchor effect – in the choice between job offers. Using experimental methodology, 142 administration students responded to a questionnaire that presented hypothetical employment opportunities for them to choose, including remunerations and anchors and decoys. The results show that the cognitive bias influence the professional choices and the minimum remuneration the respondents would accept as compensation for their work. |
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