Abstract Advances in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence increasingly enable firms to replace human labor with technology, thereby fundamentally transforming how goods services are produced. From both managerial societal points of view, it is therefore important understand demand‐side incentives for employ labor. We begin address this question by examining which products consumers more likely favor (vs. robotic) In six studies, we demonstrate that prefer higher lower) symbolic...

Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, firms increasingly deploy algorithms a wide range of management tasks (e.g., evaluating workers' performance). Scholars and major political institutions have therefore called for better understanding the behavioral psychological consequences this phenomenon. In research, we investigate how deploying affects prosocial motivation, crucial dimension workplace productivity social interactions. Across five pre-registered studies (N = 3,153, Mage...

Abstract Collective layoffs can occur for many reasons, often related to a firm’s pursuit of greater efficiency and cost reduction, they tend trigger negative reactions among the public. Anecdotal evidence suggests that offshoring, one most controversial politicized aspects globalization, evokes particularly reactions. We propose social contract account consumer collective demonstrate differential responses due offshoring versus other such as automation. Layoffs are perceived an especially...

Governments need to develop and implement effective policies address pressing societal problems of our time, such as climate change global pandemics. While some focus on changing individual thoughts behaviors (e.g., informational interventions, behavioral nudges), others involve systemic changes car bans, vaccination mandates). Policymakers may use system-level achieve socially desirable outcomes, yet often refrain from doing so because they anticipate public opposition. In this article, we...

Governments need to develop and implement effective policies address pressing societal problems of our time, such as climate change global pandemics. While some focus on changing individual thoughts behaviors (e.g., informational interventions, behavioral nudges), others involve systemic changes car bans, vaccination mandates). Policymakers may use system-level achieve socially desirable outcomes, yet often refrain from doing so because they anticipate public opposition. In this article, we...

Governments need to develop and implement effective policies address pressing societal problems of our time, such as climate change global pandemics. While some focus on changing individual thoughts behaviors (e.g., informational interventions, behavioral nudges), others involve systemic changes car bans, vaccination mandates). Policymakers may use system-level achieve socially desirable outcomes, yet often refrain from doing so because they anticipate public opposition. In this article, we...

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have empowered algorithms to produce creative content across various domains, including artistic fields such as music and design, scientific biology chemistry. Despite these advancements, consumers remain skeptical about AI’s role tasks. This research proposes that consumers’ aversion the use of AI for tasks is rooted partly misconceptions nature creativity itself. According dual-path model creativity, involves two critical pathways:...

Governments need to develop and implement effective policies address pressing societal problems of our time, such as climate change global pandemics. While some focus on changing individual thoughts behaviors (e.g., informational interventions, behavioral nudges), others involve systemic changes car bans, vaccination mandates). Policymakers may use system-level achieve socially desirable outcomes, yet often refrain from doing so because they anticipate public opposition. In this article, we...

Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, firms increasingly deploy algorithms a wide range of management tasks (e.g., evaluating workers’ performance). Scholars and major political institutions have therefore called for better understanding the behavioral psychological consequences this phenomenon. In research, we investigate how deploying affects prosocial motivation, crucial dimension workplace productivity social interactions. Across five pre-registered studies (N = 3,153, Mage...

Abstract People behave much more cooperatively than predicted by the self-interest hypothesis in social dilemmas such as public goods games. Some studies have suggested that many decision makers cooperate not because of genuine cooperative preferences but they are confused about incentive structure game—and therefore might be aware dominant strategy. In this research, we experimentally manipulate whether receive explicit information which strategies maximize individual income and group or...