Are all errors created equal? Testing the effect of error characteristics on learning from errors in three countries
| Autor: | Nina Keith, Alexander Klamar, Michael Frese, Dorothee Horvath |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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learning from errors
Business psychology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Computer science Errors 05 social sciences Country differences 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Learning from errors error management Error Management 0502 economics and business Statistics Management studies 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences country differences 050203 business & management Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Horvath, D, Klamar, A, Keith, N & Frese, M 2021, ' Are all errors created equal? Testing the effect of error characteristics on learning from errors in three countries ', The European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 110-124 . https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2020.1839420 |
| ISSN: | 1464-0643 1359-432X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1359432x.2020.1839420 |
| Popis: | Errors can be a source of learning. However, little is known to what extent learning from errors depends on error characteristics and the context in which the error was made. We tested the assumption that more learning occurs from errors with severe consequences and when the error was made by oneself. We further investigated if and how learning from errors and organizational error culture differs between countries. In two vignette studies (Study 1, N = 118 from the United States; Study 2, N = 588 from the United States, Hungary, and Germany), participants responded to error scenarios that happened to employees at work. As expected, people learned more from errors in terms of affective error learning (Studies 1 and 2) and cognitive error learning (Study 1) if consequences were severe and if the error was made by themselves. Furthermore, we found differences between countries (Study 2) in that participants from the United States learned more from errors and reported more error management culture than participants from Hungary or Germany. Furthermore, the relationship of country and learning was mediated by error management culture. With our studies, we aim to contribute to a better exploitation of the learning potential inherent in errors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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