This dissertation consists of three chapters that study social influence and the diffusion of information in decision making contexts with limited observable outcomes. Chapter 1 studies social interactions and female genital mutilation (FGM), a traditional procedure of removing …
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This study investigated the dynamics of adult Iranians' social interactions in Canada. The purpose was to identify social and cultural factors that improve or block speaking opportunities for adult Iranian immigrants. Eight Iranians, five men and three women, who had spent their…
As collective human activity and knowledge continues to be digitized and stored, it provides an unprecedented opportunity to understand information dynamics, how they evolve, and how individuals and organizations interact to form groups and make decisions. The petabytes of data …