You are being invited to take part in the research study on group decision making. We would like to ask you for your consent to participate in the study and for us to treat your data in agreement with data protection legislation. Before you decide to participate in this study, it is important that you understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please take the time to read the following information carefully. Please ask the researcher if there is anything that is not clear or if you need more information.
The purpose of this research is to examine how groups make decisions under different conditions. Many decisions in organizations are made by groups of decision makers. We consider the processes that occur within groups, under different conditions, that influence the search process.
responsible for the study (hereinafter “study group”). The study group is run by Jerry Guo (jmguo@mgmt.au.dk). Other researchers: Thorsen Wahle (thorsten.wahle@manchester.ac.uk)
This study will have benefits for understanding of group and organizational search behavior. There are no risks beyond those encountered in normal everyday life.
Your expected earnings for participating in the study are 2 US dollars. The study is expected to last 20 minutes.
This study collects normal personal information. Specifically, we collect and process information in form of your decisions in the simulation and your responses to the survey questions. We do not link your data to any personal identifiers. We collect your MTurk ID for the purposes of payment only. The data is collected for a research study.
We will store your personal information in the form of your MTurk ID until the data collection of the study is finalised. This is expected to happen in summer 2022 but could possibly take longer as long as necessary for the purpose.
We share your personal information with a researcher at the University of Manchester (Thorsten Wahle), who is co-investigator on the project.
Participation is voluntary and you may withdraw your consent at any time without stating a reason. This is done by emailing Jerry Guo at jmguo@mgmt.au.dk.
I confirm to have received, read and understood the above information and that:
A. My participation is voluntary, and I may withdraw my consent and discontinue participation in the project at any time as specified in point 8. My refusal to participate will not result in any penalty.
B. By signing this agreement, I do not waive any legal rights or release Aarhus University or its agents from liability for negligence.
C. I give my consent to collect my personal data and participate as a subject in the study as described above.