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    <p>
        <b>LETTER OF INFORMATION & CONSENT FORM</b>
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    You are being asked to be a volunteer in a research study. This is a study being conducted by Adam Vitalis,
    Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada; Jordan Bable, Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada;
    Jason Kuang, Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, United States; and Jonathan Kugel,
    Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University, United States.
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    <p>This is the second part of a two-part study. The first part entailed completing a survey. You have been invited
        to this second part of the study because your responses in the first part met the requirements for participation
        in the current study. We will be linking responses from this survey to the first survey.
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    <p>In this second part of the study, you will be asked to complete an investing task in an online survey format
        through oTree, where you will be presented with a business case that describes a hypothetical company.
        You will be asked to make judgments based on the information in the case as well as decisions made by other
        participants that will be unknown to you. You will also be asked to complete a questionnaire at the conclusion
        of the study. The entire duration of the second part of the study is expected to take approximately 30 minutes
        of your time, although you can take as long as you would like.
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    <p>Your identity will be confidential. We will use a coding system that helps us link the two data sets and allows
        us to contact you. However, your personal information will not be maintained with your results. This data will
        be maintained and shared between the researchers at the University of Waterloo, Georgia Institute of Technology,
        and Christopher Newport University on password protected drives. Data for this project will be maintained for at
        least 15 years, or as required for publication purposes, and then destroyed. Your individual identity will not
        be disclosed at any time.
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    <p>Your participation in this study will involve completing an online survey operated by oTree. When information is
        transmitted over the internet, privacy cannot be guaranteed. There is always a risk your responses may be intercepted
        by a third party (e.g., government agencies, hackers). oTree temporarily collects your [company/contributor] ID and
        computer IP address to avoid duplicate responses in the dataset but will not maintain information that could identify
        you personally.
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    <p>The risks involved with participating in this experiment are no greater than those involved in daily activities,
        such as participating in normal classroom activities. While there are no direct benefits from participating in
        the experiment, prior studies’ participants have indicated they have enjoyed the experience. This research will
        hopefully lead to a better understanding of how individuals make decisions in a business setting. Thus, we hope
        that what we learn will have implications for managers and help inform companies on how to structure management
        decision processes.
    </p>

    <p> Your participation in this study is voluntary – you can refuse to answer any question, and you can terminate
        your participation at any time. If you end early, you will receive the minimum remuneration outlined below
        of $4.00.
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    <p>Your remuneration on this second part includes a $4 appreciation for participating in this second part of the study.
        You will also receive up to an additional $2 (for a potential total of $6), depending on the decisions that you
        make in this second portion of the study. Your remuneration will be paid via your Prolific account at the
        completion of the second session and after completing a post-experiment questionnaire to collect demographic
        information and other experiment relevant information. If you terminate the session early, you will receive only
        the $4 “show-up” fee. The amount received is taxable. It is your responsibility to report this amount for
        income tax purposes. You will also have the opportunity to direct a portion of your remuneration to the Trees
        for the Future charity based on your decisions in the study.
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    <p>Once all the data are collected and analyzed for this project, we plan on sharing this information with the
        research community through seminars, conferences, presentations, and journal articles. Should you have any
        questions about the study, do not hesitate to contact Dr. Vitalis by email or telephone as noted above. You can
        look on Dr. Vitalis’ SSRN research page (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1036271)
        periodically. When the manuscript has been written based on this data, we will include it here.
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    <p>This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Board
        (REB # 42389). If you have questions for the Board contact the Office of Research Ethics, at 1-519-888-4567
        ext. 36005 or reb@uwaterloo.ca. If you have any questions regarding this study, or would like additional information
        to assist you in reaching a decision about participation, please contact Dr. Adam Vitalis by email at
        avitalis@uwaterloo.ca.
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    <p>Selecting the button below indicates that you have read this consent form and voluntarily consent to participate.
        By agreeing to participate in the study you are not waiving your legal rights or releasing the investigator(s)
        or involved institution(s) from their legal and professional responsibilities. Also, please confirm that this
        is your Prolific ID: {{ participant.label }}
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