Publications

02 Jun 2010
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Ert, and Alvin E. Roth Publication:Special Issue on Predicting Behavior in Games. Games 1, no. 2 (2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/1/2/117/ The Counterfeit Self: The Deceptive Costs of Faking It... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 24

PublicationsiPhones for Friends, Refrigerators for Family: How Products Prime Social Networks Authors:Lalin Anik and Michael I. Norton Publication:Social Influence... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

Race and Seeming Racist? Evaluating Strategic Colorblindness in Social Interaction Authors:Evan P. Apfelbaum, Samuel R. Sommers, and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2007
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collection will be of great interest to scholars of entrepreneurship, international business and business history. Psychology and Experimental Economics: A Gap in Abstraction Authors:Dan Ariely and Michael View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21

stronger. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-051.pdf Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management Systems Affects Employees and Employers (revised) Authors:David I. Levine and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18

crisis strikes, what will become of it in the longer term? By the same token, allocating resources to long-term exploration might incur the risk of precipitating the fall. Egalitarianism and International Investment Authors:Jordan View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

Populations By: Gray, Kurt, David G. Rand, Eyal Ert, Kevin Lewis, Steve Hershman, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Psychological explanations of group genesis often require... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 May 2010
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First Look: May 18

I. Norton Abstract Three studies demonstrate how culture shapes the contents of gender stereotypes, such that men are perceived as possessing more of whatever traits are culturally valued. In Study 1,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2013
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An fMRI Investigation of Racial Paralysis

By: Michael I. Norton, Malia F. Mason, Joseph A. Vandello, Andrew Biga and Rebecca Dyer

We explore the existence and underlying neural mechanism of a new norm endorsed by both black and white Americans for managing interracial interactions: "racial paralysis," the tendency to opt out of decisions involving members of different races. We show that people... View Details

Keywords: Behavior; Race; Judgments; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Characteristics; United States

2014
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Unequality: Who Gets What and Why It Matters

By: Michael I. Norton

Who should get what, and what are the consequences? Economic inequality in the United States has been rising for decades, yet only recently have behavioral scientists explored two central questions surrounding the optimal level of inequality. First, what are the... View Details

Keywords: Inequality; Ethics; Productivity; Gambling; Equality and Inequality; Fairness; Income; Performance Productivity; United States

July 2011 (Revised August 2013)
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Note on Evaluating Empirical Research

By: Michael I. Norton

This note is intended to provide students with a basic understanding of how to evaluate empirical research papers. While reading both case studies and empirical research require close attention and scrutiny, evaluating empirical research requires a different... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Research; Cases; Perspective

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07 Sep 2011
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the mouse." Book: http://www.IMovedYourCheese.com Commentary: A View from the East: Trade, Investment, and Economic Reform Author:Regina M. Abrami Publication:In Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy Reforms and Challenges in the 21st Century, edited View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2009
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The IKEA Effect: When Labor Leads to Love

By: Michael I. Norton

19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016

assessed by understanding patterns of coupling among components in a system. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51343 in press Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Experience Theory, or How Desserts... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 17

features of relational pluralism inside and across organizations. We conclude with a discussion of future directions for research. August 2013 Psychological Science A 'Present' for the Future: The Unexpected Value of Rediscovery By: Zhang, T., T. Kim, A.W. Brooks, F.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Matchmaking Promotes Happiness

By: Lalin Anik and Michael I. Norton

Four studies document and explore the psychology underlying people's proclivity to connect people to each other—to play "matchmaker." First, Study 1 shows that chronic matchmaking is associated with higher well-being. Studies 2 and 3 show that matching others on the... View Details

Keywords: Happiness; Relationships