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When timeliness matters: the effect of status on reactions to perceived time delay within distributed collaboration
Oliver J Sheldon1, Melissa C Thomas-Hunt, Chad A Proell
1S. C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Ojs2@cornell.edu
Abstract:
This research examines the interactive effects of status and perceived time delay on acceptance of partner knowledge contributions within a distributive collaboration work environment. Results across 2 studies suggest that within distributed collaboration, time delays attributed to low-status partners had a significantly more harmful effect on influence acceptance than time delay attributed to high-status partners. This was so, despite the fact that partners' actual behavior was held constant across experimental conditions. In addition, results indicate that judgments of partner competence significantly mediated the interactive effects of perceived time delay and partner status on acceptance of partner influence.
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