Garcia, Stephen M.; Song, Hyunjin; Tesser, Abraham - In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 113 (2010) 2, pp. 97-101
The present analysis reveals the social comparison bias - a bias that emerges from the social comparison process and taints recommendations. We hypothesize that people who have high standing on a relevant dimension (e.g., quantity of publications) begin to protect their social comparison context...