Wang, Long; Keith Murnighan, J. - In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 120 (2013) 1, pp. 47-61
This research introduces the generalist bias – a tendency to reward and select people with general skills when complementary, specialized skills are needed. Five studies investigated its effects. Study 1 confirmed the existence of the bias in a context-free experiment. Study 2 showed that the...