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  • 06 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 6

Actions That Benefit Others Authors: F. Gino, S. Ayal, and D. Ariely Publication: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (forthcoming) Abstract In three experiments, we propose and find that individuals cheat more when others can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

opportunities to cheat on tests are likely to engage in self-deception, inferring that their elevated performance is a sign of intelligence. This short-term psychological benefit of self-deception, however, can come with longer-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

unable to tell whether each child was honest or not, we speculate about the proportion of reported white outcomes. Children report the prize-winning outcome at rates statistically above 50% but below 100%. Moreover, the probability of View Details
  • 01 Sep 2015
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First Look -- September 1, 2015

Abstract—People demonstrate an impressive ability to self-deceive, distorting misbehavior to reflect positively on themselves—for example, by cheating on a test and believing that their inflated performance reflects their true ability.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 23, 2007

game. We show that vertical mergers give rise to an outlets effect: the deviation profits of cheating unintegrated firms are reduced as these firms can no longer profitably sell to the downstream affiliates of their integrated rivals.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

Additionally, wearing a heavy backpack affected participants' behavior. Specifically, it led them to be more likely to choose healthy snacks over guilt-inducing ones and boring tasks over fun ones. It also led participants to cheat less.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11

designed to measure creativity. Those who cheated were subsequently more creative than noncheaters, even when we accounted for individual differences in their creative ability (Experiment 1). Using random assignment, we confirmed that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24

testing an easy-to-implement method to discourage dishonesty: signing at the beginning rather than at the end of a self-report, as is the current common practice. Using both field and lab experiments, we find that signing before rather than after having faced the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

behave dishonestly (Study 1), and this relationship was mediated by impaired moral awareness (Study 2). Unlike individuals with moderate or low moral identity, individuals high in moral identity did not cheat more when they were depleted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

its Treasury auction scandal and told them to call him if they spotted a problem. Legal and ethical training for employees is important, as is consistent application of the company's policies on conflict of interest. If the executives get away with View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

unethical. In four experiments, participants wore purportedly fake or authentically branded sunglasses. Those wearing fake sunglasses cheated more across multiple tasks than did participants wearing authentic sunglasses, both when they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2021

now my partner in life and love. It feels a bit like cheating in the game of dating when you end up with your best friend. I knew that I loved James before we went out; the fun part is discovering that I would love him even more than I... View Details
  • 18 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 18

approaches that redesign specific incentives, tasks, and decisions to reduce temptations to cheat in the environment. This paper explores how these approaches can change behavior. We argue that integrating both approaches while avoiding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

occurs slowly. Broadly, our studies provide evidence as to when and why people overlook cheating by others and examine the conditions under which the slippery slope effect occurs. Customer-Based Valuation Author:Sunil Gupta... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009

does this occur? Across four studies, people justified their dishonest deeds through moral disengagement and exhibited motivated forgetting of information that might otherwise limit their dishonesty. Using hypothetical scenarios (Studies 1 and 2) and real tasks... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Aug 2010
  • News

Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations

points based on their selection round. We would cross them off when they talked and, at the end of the class, add up the points of those who remained silent. There were some funny moments and some not so funny, as when my neighbor was cold-called in the middle of the... View Details
Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment