Merrick Robinson Osborne
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View article: Buckets under a leaky roof: A dual pathway framework of obfuscated anti-egalitarian hierarchies in organizations
Buckets under a leaky roof: A dual pathway framework of obfuscated anti-egalitarian hierarchies in organizations Open
Arbitrary social hierarchies permeate our working lives in ways not always visible, introducing anti-egalitarian norms which stymie productivity. Reviewing bodies of work that identify and describe systems of oppression, we develop a frame…
View article: Two Wrongs Is What Makes It More Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Receives Social Leniency
Two Wrongs Is What Makes It More Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Receives Social Leniency Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills has inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that retaliatory incivility – i.e., incivility in response to someone else’s incivility — i…
View article: Buckets under a leaky roof: A critical framework of obfuscated social hierarchies in organizations and their impact on interpersonal dynamics
Buckets under a leaky roof: A critical framework of obfuscated social hierarchies in organizations and their impact on interpersonal dynamics Open
Organizations in the United States exist in a hierarchical context, with gendered, racialized, and heteronormative influences. However, leaders seeking to mitigate bias and discrimination in organizations often treat organizations as imper…
View article: Opt-in or Burn Out: The Value of Opt-In Policies for Marginalized Employees.
Opt-in or Burn Out: The Value of Opt-In Policies for Marginalized Employees. Open
Organizations implement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to create a more equitable workspace for their marginalized employees. In implementing these initiatives, though, they oftentimes lean on their marginalized employees. …
View article: Included but undermined: How representation goals backfire
Included but undermined: How representation goals backfire Open
In recent years, an increasingly common practice amongst organizations has been setting representation goals, or organizational mandates intended to increase the prevalence of underrepresented employees in visible work assignments. The wor…
View article: Included but undermined: How representation goals backfire
Included but undermined: How representation goals backfire Open
In recent years, an increasingly common practice amongst organizations has been setting representation goals, or organizational mandates intended to increase the prevalence of underrepresented employees in visible work assignments. The wor…
View article: Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards
Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills have inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that rude actors are conferred more social rewards when they respond to another’s incivili…
View article: Me vs. the machine? Subjective evaluations of human- and AI-generated advice
Me vs. the machine? Subjective evaluations of human- and AI-generated advice Open
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has the potential to vastly improve human decision-making. In line with this, researchers have increasingly sought to understand how people view AI, often documenting skepticism and even outright aversion to …
View article: Responsible Generative AI Use by Product Managers: Recoupling Ethical Principles and Practices
Responsible Generative AI Use by Product Managers: Recoupling Ethical Principles and Practices Open
Since 2022, generative AI (genAI) has rapidly become integrated into workplaces. Though organizations have made commitments to use this technology "responsibly", how organizations and their employees prioritize responsibility in their deci…
View article: Motivated by Mutability: The Role of Status Mutability in Voicing Behaviors
Motivated by Mutability: The Role of Status Mutability in Voicing Behaviors Open
For employees, expressing their voice may be a tactic for gaining status (i.e., respect or admiration) as doing so demonstrates their instrumental organizational value (i.e., their ability to contribute to their workgroup’s goals). Yet, pr…
View article: The Manager in the Machine: Organizational Priorities Influence AI Programmer’s Ability to Design Fair Models
The Manager in the Machine: Organizational Priorities Influence AI Programmer’s Ability to Design Fair Models Open
Artificial Intelligence (AI) models can improve everyday life by informing our decisions. Yet, experts have warned that these useful tools hold consequential biases that can perpetuate inequality in our decision-making. Computer scientists…
View article: Two Wrongs Is What Makes It Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Garners Social Rewards
Two Wrongs Is What Makes It Right: How Retaliatory Incivility Garners Social Rewards Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills have inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that rude actors are conferred more social rewards when they respond to another’s incivili…
View article: Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards
Two Wrongs Make 1 Right: The Role of Retaliatory Incivility in Conferring Social Rewards Open
Incivility is largely denounced; yet, our focus on its ills have inhibited our ability to determine when incivility could garner rewards. We propose that rude actors are conferred more social rewards when they respond to another’s incivili…
View article: Moral Diversity Fosters Cultural Looseness and Unpunished Norm Violations
Moral Diversity Fosters Cultural Looseness and Unpunished Norm Violations Open
Groups can be diverse along many dimensions like gender, race, and national background. These forms of (demographic) diversity are celebrated by many and well-studied in social sciences. Much less is known, however, about moral diversity —…
View article: The sins of the parents are to be laid upon the children: biased humans, biased data, biased models
The sins of the parents are to be laid upon the children: biased humans, biased data, biased models Open
Technological innovations have become a key driver of societal advancements. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of machine learning (ML), which has developed algorithmic models that shape our decisions, behaviors, and outcomes.…
View article: Structuring Local Environments to Avoid Diversity: Anxiety Drives Whites’ Geographical and Institutional Self-Segregation Preferences
Structuring Local Environments to Avoid Diversity: Anxiety Drives Whites’ Geographical and Institutional Self-Segregation Preferences Open
The current research explores how local racial diversity affects Whites’ efforts to structure their local communities to avoid incidental intergroup contact. In two experimental studies (N=509; Studies 1a-b), we consider Whites’ choices to…
View article: Restore your sense of control — despite the pandemic
Restore your sense of control — despite the pandemic Open