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  • May 2014
  • Article

I'm Sorry About the Rain! Superfluous Apologies Demonstrate Empathic Concern and Increase Trust

By: A.W. Brooks, H. Dai and M.E. Schweitzer
Existing apology research has conceptualized apologies as a device to rebuild relationships following a transgression. As a result, apology research has failed to investigate the use of apologies for outcomes for which individuals are obviously not culpable (e.g.,... View Details
Keywords: Superfluous Apology; Apology; Benevolence-based Trust; Empathy; Stochastic Trust Game; Trust; Emotions; Societal Protocols
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Brooks, A.W., H. Dai, and M.E. Schweitzer. "I'm Sorry About the Rain! Superfluous Apologies Demonstrate Empathic Concern and Increase Trust." Social Psychological & Personality Science 5, no. 4 (May 2014): 467–474.
  • 12 Aug 2015
  • News

The Organizational Apology

  • 11 Feb 2014
  • News

AOL’s Armstrong Joins Parade of CEOs Apologizing

  • 29 Oct 2013
  • News

Apologies, Apologies — Jim and Margery Talk HealthCare.gov as Administration Apologizes

  • 01 Nov 2013
  • News

Want People to Trust You? Apologize

  • 02 Apr 2013
  • News

Apple's CEO Apologizes to the Chinese

  • 12 Jun 2020
  • News

Zoom Apologizes For Blocking Accounts Of U.S.-Based Chinese Activists

  • July 2019
  • Article

The Elements of a Good Company Apology

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
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Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. "The Elements of a Good Company Apology." Special Issue on Broken Trust. Harvard Business Review: The Big Idea (July 2019).
  • 01 Mar 2017
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Uber CEO Apologizes Over Video Of Dispute With Driver

  • 19 Feb 2010
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Tiger Woods's apology may not win back sponsors, experts say

  • December 2017
  • Case

La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (A)

By: Christine L. Exley, John Beshears and Alison Wood Brooks
This case follows the program director of La Ceiba, a Honduras-based microfinance institution, as he navigates four challenging negotiation scenarios involving the organization's loan clients. Students are asked to adopt the perspective of the Program Director and to... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Power; Apology; Negotiation Process; Microfinance; Power and Influence; Situation or Environment
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Exley, Christine L., John Beshears, and Alison Wood Brooks. "La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-014, December 2017.
  • August 17, 2023
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How to Build a Life: How to Apologize Like a Pro

By: Arthur C. Brooks
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Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: How to Apologize Like a Pro." The Atlantic (August 17, 2023).
  • 25 Jul 2019
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Scandals, apologies and trust issues: the aftermath of a corporate crisis

  • 06 Apr 2023
  • News

Can You Apologize Too Much? Sorry, but Read This to Find Out.

  • 04 Jan 2023
  • News

A CEO's Apology Is a Make-Or-Break Moment. Here’s How to Do It Right.

  • December 2017
  • Supplement

La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (B)

By: Christine L. Exley, John Beshears and Alison Wood Brooks
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Power; Apology; Negotiation Process; Microfinance; Power and Influence; Situation or Environment
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Exley, Christine L., John Beshears, and Alison Wood Brooks. "La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 918-015, December 2017.
  • December 2017 (Revised March 2022)
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La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (A) and (B)

By: Christine L. Exley, John Beshears and Alison Wood Brooks
Teaching Note for cases 918-014 and 918-015. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Power; Apology; Negotiation Process; Microfinance; Power and Influence; Situation or Environment
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Exley, Christine L., John Beshears, and Alison Wood Brooks. "La Ceiba: Navigating Microfinance and Relationships in Honduras (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 918-016, December 2017. (Revised March 2022.)
  • 13 May 2020
  • News

Why we've been saying 'sorry' all wrong

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The Organizational Apology: A Step-by-Step Guide

By: Maurice E. Schweitzer, Alison Wood Brooks and Adam D. Galinsky
At some point, every company makes a mistake that requires an apology—to an individual; a group of customers, employees, or business partners; or the public at large. And more often than not, companies and their leaders fail to apologize effectively, if at all, which... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Marketing; Organizations
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Schweitzer, Maurice E., Alison Wood Brooks, and Adam D. Galinsky. "The Organizational Apology: A Step-by-Step Guide." Harvard Business Review 93, no. 9 (September 2015): 44–52.
  • 01 Oct 2013
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