Giving and Receiving Advice∗
نویسندگان
چکیده
This paper reviews literature on communication between informed experts and uninformed decision makers. The research provides some insight into what constitutes a persuasive statement and under what conditions a decision maker will benefit from consulting an expert. I classify the literature along four dimensions: strategic, technological, institutional, and cultural. To the extent that decision makers and experts have different preferences, communication creates strategic problems. Technological considerations describe the domain of uncertainty, the cost of acquiring information, and the cost of manipulating information. The institution determines who has responsibility for making decisions and the rules that govern communication. Cultural factors describe the way in which agents interpret language.
منابع مشابه
Advising overweight persons about diet and physical activity in primary health care: Lithuanian health behaviour monitoring study
BACKGROUND Obesity is a globally spreading health problem. Behavioural interventions aimed at modifying dietary habits and physical activity patterns are essential in prevention and management of obesity. General practitioners (GP) have a unique opportunity to counsel overweight patients on weight control. The purpose of the study was to assess the level of giving advice on diet and physical ac...
متن کاملGiving and Receiving Peer Advice in an Online Breast Cancer Support Group
People have access to experiential information and advice about health online. The types of advice exchanged affect the nature of online communities and potentially patient decision making. The aim of this study was to examine the ways in which peers exchange advice within an online health forum in order to better understand online groups as a resource for decision making. Messages collected ov...
متن کاملAssessment of the Causes of Discharge against Medical Advice in Hospitalized Patients in Emergency Department
Abstract Introduction: When the patient discharges from the hospital against medical advice because of dissatisfaction, the treatment will not be complete and can lead to serious complications for the patient. Objective: This research is done, with the aim of reviewing the reasons of discharging against medical advice of hospitalized patients in emergency department in Razi hospital, Rasht, 2...
متن کاملAdvising and Ordering: Daytime, Prime Time
The patterns of advice-giving and receiving and order-giving and receiving among television's dramatic characters provide an efficient and economical way in which to study the relationships between knowledge, activity, and sex of characters seen on the home screen. In addition, the study of these patterns allows comparison of the dramatic world of daytime TV addressed primarily to women with th...
متن کاملStatin prescription initiation and lifestyle behaviour: a primary care cohort study
BACKGROUND Statin prescribing and healthy lifestyles contribute to declining cardiovascular disease mortality. Recent guidelines emphasise the importance of giving lifestyle advice in association with prescribing statins but adherence to healthy lifestyle recommendations is sub-optimal. However, little is known about any change in patients' lifestyle behaviours when starting statins or of their...
متن کاملAn Evaluation of the Concept of ‘Stupidity’ in “Nahj al-Balagheh”
‘Stupidity’ is one of the topics in the field of behavioral abnormalities discussed by psychologists. Imam Ali (a.s.), who has made special efforts to correct behavioral abnormalities, has dealt with ‘stupidity’ in numerous cases in “Nahj al-Balagheh”. The present study seeks to examine the components of ‘stupidity’ from the perspective of “Nahj al-Balagheh”. It was carried out using the descri...
متن کامل