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Published In
Technology, Mind, and Behavior
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Subjects
Information technology, Business communication, COVID-19 -- Social aspects
Abstract
Today’s hiring and workplace communications are increasingly occurring in the digital space, a trend accelerated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In two preregistered experiments and an internal meta-analysis, we test the subjective and objective impact of two digital channels—video and synchronous text—that are popularly used in today’s workplace contexts. In doing so, we isolate the role that richness of digital channels plays in influencing negotiation outcomes while holding synchrony constant. Specifically, we predicted that negotiating via video (vs. synchronous text) will foster better integrative outcomes and improve negotiators’ subjective outcomes. Results indicated that negotiating via video, compared to synchronous text, improved subjective outcomes such as satisfaction with the negotiation process, satisfaction with negotiation outcomes, favorable impressions about one’s negotiation partner, and willingness to negotiate with the same partner again in the future. Contrary to our predictions, we did not observe significant improvements in objective negotiation outcomes (i.e., integrative outcomes) as a result of negotiating via video (vs. synchronous text), suggesting the possibility that the influence of digital channels on negotiations is primarily perceptual. We discuss implications of our findings for research on negotiations, the psychology of technology, and the future of work.
Open Science Disclosures:
The data are available: https://tinyurl.com/OSF-3gbtw.
The experimental materials are available: https://tinyurl.com/OSF-3gbtw.
The preregistered design is available: https://tinyurl.com/OSF-3gbtw.
Rights
© 2022 The Author(s)
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DOI
10.1037/tmb0000060
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41195
Citation Details
Raveendhran, R., Kim, T., & Ryu. J. W. (2022). The role of digital channels in predicting objective and subjective negotation outcomes. Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 3(1: Spring 2022). https://doi.org/10.1037/tmb0000060