APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Cooperating through Technology: How Generalized Exchange Happens

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Technology and the Human Experience: Shaping Thoughts, Feelings, Development, and Interactions

  • Sheen Levine
    The University of Texas, Dallas
  • Wayne Baker
    The University of Michigan

Abstract

Technology enables individuals, crowds, and organizations to share and collaborate. But why do people contribute without direct rewards? Drawing on the social and biological sciences, we craft a model and test it in Asia and US. Analyzing ~8,000 decisions, we find surprisingly high cooperation—and hints on what enables it.

Cooperation

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