Predicting Receptiveness to Advice: Characteristics of the Problem, the Advice-Giver, and the Recipient

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Too arrogant for their own good? Why and when narcissists dismiss advice (2015, background): “For example, advice is more likely to be used when it (a) comes from experienced people (Feng & MacGeorge, 2006), (b) comes from confident individuals (Swol & Sniezek, 2005), and (c) is expensive (Gino, 2008).”
Advice taking and decision-making: An integrative literature review, and implications for the organizational sciences (2006, background): “Note, in addition, that whereas expertise has typically been construed as task-relevant expertise, judges also appear to be more responsive to advice from those with greater age, education, life experience, and wisdom than themselves (Feng & MacGeorge, 2006).”
Power, competitiveness, and advice taking: Why the powerful don’t listen (2012, background): “…from experienced and knowledgeable advisors more heavily than advice received from advisors with less experience or expertise (Goldsmith & Fitch, 1997; Feng & MacGeorge, 2006; Harvey & Fischer, 1997; Sniezek, Schrah, & Dalal, 2004; Yaniv, 2004; Yaniv & Kleinberger, 2000; Yaniv & Milyavsky, 2007).”
Passing the buck: Delegating choices to others to avoid responsibility and blame (2016, background): “People are likely to feel that those for whom choosing is outside their purview will make poor surrogates (Feng & MacGeorge, 2006; Jungermann & Fischer, 2005), in that they may not be able to assume responsibility for the decision.”