DR@W
DR@W
Decision Research at Warwick (DR@W) is an interdisciplinary initiative which focuses on behavioural and experimental research of decision making.
Formed in January 2010, DR@W brings together researchers and students from Economics, Psychology, Statistics, Warwick Mathematics Institute, Warwick Manufacturing Group and Warwick Business School that are interested in current developments in the area of experimental and behavioural research.
The Department of Economics have created and manage a large computer laboratory for use with experiments.
Visit the Decision Research at Warwick website for further details.
DR@W Forum: Dr. Zahra Murad (University of Portsmouth)
Efforts to increase female representation in leadership positions have seen limited success. Studies indicate that beyond structural barriers, a gender gap exists in the willingness to lead. We suggest responsibility aversion as a factor in women's lower willingness to lead and propose co-leadership as a solution. Our research, involving three experiments with 2,700 participants and data from 6,774 US companies, shows women are more willing to lead in co-leadership roles due to shared responsibility reducing psychological costs. Additionally, co-leadership attracts leaders with lower competitiveness and dark personality traits, offering a potential solution to promote diversity in leadership.