Longitudinal Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effects on Academic Self-Concept Development During the Transition From Elementary to Secondary Schooling
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DOI: 10.1037/edu0000233
Abstract: Research has shown that academic self-concepts (ASCs) are subject to contextual influences, in particular to the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE). The BFLPE refers to the phenomenon whereby able students report more negative ASC when exposed to… read more here.
Keywords: elementary school; big fish; transition; school ... See more keywords
The Impact of the Big Fish Effect on Investor Reactions to Financial and Nonfinancial Disclosure
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DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2020.1771716
Abstract: Abstract Via two experiments, we examine how management’s flexibility in framing its numerical data affects investor judgments. In specific, we examine whether investors are susceptible to a Big Fish effect where percentage data presented as… read more here.
Keywords: impact big; big fish; fish effect; percentage ... See more keywords
Ability Stratification Predicts the Size of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect
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DOI: 10.3102/0013189x20986176
Abstract: Understanding how children’s broader context influences their development is critical if we are to develop policies that help them flourish. Combining sociological, economic, and psychological literature, we argue that ability stratification—the degree to which children… read more here.
Keywords: big fish; little pond; ability; ability stratification ... See more keywords
Individual Strivings in Social Comparison Processes: Achievement Motivation Goals in the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.677997
Abstract: In school settings, adolescents recur to different sources of information to create their beliefs about future possibilities. Social comparison processes and personal goals related to achievement play an important role in shaping these beliefs. Drawing… read more here.
Keywords: social comparison; effect; comparison; big fish ... See more keywords
Big Fish Vs. Big Pond? Entrepreneurs, Established Firms, and Antecedents of Tie Formation
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DOI: 10.5465/amj.2018.1197
Abstract: Entrepreneurial and established firms form collaborative relationships to commercialize products. Through such ties, entrepreneurs seek (1) development help to hone ideas into marketable products a... read more here.
Keywords: big fish; big pond; entrepreneurs established; established firms ... See more keywords