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R0007/2026-03-20/C003/SRC01

Research R0007 — AI Cognitive Amplifier
Run 2026-03-20
Claim C003
Search S01
Result S01-R01
Source SRC01

Aguinis, O'Boyle, Gonzalez-Mule, Joo (2016) — Cumulative Advantage

Source

Field Value
Title Cumulative Advantage: Conductors and Insulators of Heavy-Tailed Productivity Distributions and Productivity Stars
Publisher Personnel Psychology (Wiley)
Author(s) Herman Aguinis, Ernest O'Boyle Jr., Erik Gonzalez-Mule, Harry Joo
Date 2016
URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/peps.12095
Type Research paper

Summary

Dimension Rating
Reliability High
Relevance High
Bias: Missing data Low risk
Bias: Measurement Some concerns
Bias: Selective reporting Low risk
Bias: Randomization N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding Low risk

Rationale

Dimension Rationale
Reliability Top-tier journal, same research team as original paper
Relevance This is the paper the claim is referring to (albeit with wrong year)
Bias flags Same measurement concerns as original paper (output-based measures)

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID Summary
SRC01-E01 229 datasets, 2016 publication date