Incentives, Framing, and Reliance on Algorithmic Advice: An Experimental Study

Ben Greiner, Philipp Grünwald, Thomas Lindner, Georg Lintner and Martin Wiernsperger

No 01/2024, Department for Strategy and Innovation Working Paper Series from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business

Abstract: Managerial decision-makers are increasingly supported by advanced data analytics and other AI-based technologies, but are often found to be hesitant to follow the algorithmic advice. We examine how compensation contract design and framing of an AI algorithm influence decision-makers’ reliance on algorithmic advice and performance in a price estimation task. Based on a large sample of almost 1,500 participants, we find that compared to a fixed compensation, both compensation contracts based on individual performance and tournament contracts lead to an increase in effort duration and to more reliance on algorithmic advice. We further find that using an AI algorithm that is framed as incorporating also human expertise has positive effects on advice utilization, especially for decision-makers with fixed pay contracts. By showing how widely used control practices such as incentives and task framing influence the interaction of human decision-makers with AI algorithms, our findings have direct implications for managerial practice.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; algorithmic advice; human-augmented algorithmic advice; trust; financial incentives; decision-making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-01-31
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