Blar i BI Open på forfatter "Arnulf, Jan Ketil"
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Respondent Robotics: Simulating responses to Likert-scale survey items
Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Larsen, Kai Rune; Martinsen, Øyvind Lund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The semantic theory of survey responses (STSR) proposes that the prime source of statistical covariance in survey data is the degree of semantic similarity (overlap of meaning) among the items of the survey. Because semantic ... -
Rules, language and identity: In cross-national companies by evoking authority may not work as intended
Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Kristoffersen, Henning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)We argue that the concepts "rules" and "relationships" are heavily affected by mindsets related to language and culture. Western societies base laws and enforcement on the assumption on transparent, universal rules, ... -
Semantic algorithms can detect how media language shapes survey responses in organizational behaviour
Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Larsen, Kai Rune; Martinsen, Øyvind L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Research on sensemaking in organisations and on linguistic relativity suggests that speakers of the same language mayusethis language in different ways to construct social realities at work. We apply a semantic theory of ... -
The dark side of leadership development: An exploration of the possible downsides of leadership development
Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Glasø, Lars; Andreassen, Anette K. B.; Martinsen, Øyvind Lund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In principle, leadership development may have positive effects, negative effects, or no effects at all. The present study aims to explore the potential negative effects of leadership development. We approach this issue ... -
The failing measurement of attitudes: How semantic determinants of individual survey responses come to replace measures of attitude strength.
Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Larsen, Kai Rune; Martinsen, Øyvind L.; Egeland, Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The traditional understanding of data from Likert scales is that the quantifications involved result from measures of attitude strength. Applying a recently proposed semantic theory of survey response (STSR), we claim that ... -
Unobtrusive measures of prejudice: Estimating percentages of public beliefs and behaviours
Furnham, Adrian; Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Robinson, Charlotte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This study was concerned with how accurate people are in their knowledge of population norms and statistics concerning such things as the economic, health and religious status of a nation and how those estimates are related ... -
Western leadership development and Chinese managers : Exploring the need for contextualization
Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Gau, Jinsong; Kristoffersen, Henning (Academic article, 2011)This paper explores if, and how, Chinese managers perceive Western theories of leadership and leadership development as useful in their business environment. Based on a text analysis approach analyzing term papers of ... -
Wittgenstein’s Revenge: How Semantic Algorithms Can Help Survey Research Escape Smedslund’s Labyrinth
Arnulf, Jan Ketil (Chapter, 2020)Empirical research has shown how semantic algorithms can often predict the statistics of survey data a priori, particularly in topics like “leadership” and “motivation.” In those cases, the survey data reflect the language ...