Augmenting team diversity and performance by enabling agency and fairness criteria in recommendation algorithms
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| author | Gomez-Zara, Diego Kam, Victoria Chiang, Charles DeChurch, Leslie Contractor, Noshir |
| author_facet | Gomez-Zara, Diego Kam, Victoria Chiang, Charles DeChurch, Leslie Contractor, Noshir |
| contents | In this study, we examined the impact of recommendation systems' algorithms on individuals' collaborator choices when forming teams. Different algorithmic designs can lead individuals to select one collaborator over another, thereby shaping their teams' composition, dynamics, and performance. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a 2 x 2 between-subject laboratory experiment with 332 participants who assembled teams using a recommendation system. We tested four algorithms that controlled the participants' agency to choose collaborators and the inclusion of fairness criteria. Our results show that participants assigned by an algorithm to work in highly diverse teams struggled to work with different and unfamiliar individuals, while participants enabled by an algorithm to choose collaborators without fairness criteria formed homogenous teams without the necessary skills. In contrast, combining users' agency and fairness criteria in an algorithm enhanced teams' performance and composition. This study breaks new ground by providing insights into how algorithms can augment team formation. |
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| spellingShingle | Augmenting team diversity and performance by enabling agency and fairness criteria in recommendation algorithms Gomez-Zara, Diego Kam, Victoria Chiang, Charles DeChurch, Leslie Contractor, Noshir Human-Computer Interaction In this study, we examined the impact of recommendation systems' algorithms on individuals' collaborator choices when forming teams. Different algorithmic designs can lead individuals to select one collaborator over another, thereby shaping their teams' composition, dynamics, and performance. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a 2 x 2 between-subject laboratory experiment with 332 participants who assembled teams using a recommendation system. We tested four algorithms that controlled the participants' agency to choose collaborators and the inclusion of fairness criteria. Our results show that participants assigned by an algorithm to work in highly diverse teams struggled to work with different and unfamiliar individuals, while participants enabled by an algorithm to choose collaborators without fairness criteria formed homogenous teams without the necessary skills. In contrast, combining users' agency and fairness criteria in an algorithm enhanced teams' performance and composition. This study breaks new ground by providing insights into how algorithms can augment team formation. |
| title | Augmenting team diversity and performance by enabling agency and fairness criteria in recommendation algorithms |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.00346 |