The cost of electing and employing overconfident people is one of several University of Queensland psychology studies to receive fresh (ARC) funding.
from the will lead a team testing the price of cockiness in political and commercial spheres.
“It can be costly for governments and businesses to put their trust in overconfident leaders and managers who are unprepared or ill-suited to their roles,” Professor von Hippel said.
“There are instances where overconfidence gives people a competitive advantage in the approvals process or leads to their skills being valued more highly than they should be.
“Our project model will allow us to predict who will display overconfidence, clarify why people are overconfident, and what benefits and costs accrue as a result.”
Collaborators on the study, which received $202,000 in ARC Discovery funding, are, Professor Robert Trivers and
Another ARC-backed psychology study will focus on better assisting the transition to retirement.
Project lead said 30 per cent of people failed to adjust successfully.
“Previous work suggests the negative effects of significant life changes can be buffered by access to social groups,” Professor Haslam said.
“This possibility has not been examined in the context of retirement.”
“Collaborating with University of Kansas and Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, we will establish the importance of social group factors for Australian, English, American and Chinese retirees.”
, , and are the other 宅男导航 representatives on the $349,000-funded study.
Altogether, 宅男导航 received more than $30 million in ARC grants, placing it next to the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney as the most successful institutions in the latest funding round.
Several other School of Psychology projects received ARC funding. For a full list click
Media: Prof Bill von Hippel billvh@psy.uq.ed.u.au , +61 7 3365 6430; Robert Burgin, 宅男导航 Communications, r.burgin@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3346 3035, +61 448 410 364.
