Publications

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21 Dec 2013
News

Kenneth A. Schechter, 83, Dies; With Help, He Flew Blind

Keywords: Korean War; Navy; obituraries; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

February 2011
Article

Blind Ethics: Closing One's Eyes Polarizes Moral Judgments and Discourages Dishonest Behavior

By: E. M. Caruso and F. Gino

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Ethics; Judgments

Article

Blind Spots in Strategic Decision Making: The Case of Competitor Analysis

By: E. J. Zajac and M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Strategy; Decision Making

January 2016
Article

Blind Loyalty?: How Group Loyalty Makes Us See Evil or Engage in It

By: John Angus D. Hildreth, Francesca Gino and Max Bazerman

Loyalty often drives corruption. Corporate scandals, political machinations, and sports cheating highlight how loyalty's pernicious nature manifests in collusion, conspiracy, cronyism, nepotism, and other forms of cheating. Yet loyalty is also touted as an ethical... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Groups and Teams

2015
Working Paper

Blinded by Experience: Prior Experience, Negative News and Belief Updating

By: Bradley R. Staats, Diwas S. KC and Francesca Gino

Traditional models of operations management involve dynamic decision-making assuming optimal (Bayesian) updating. However, behavioral theory suggests that individuals exhibit bias in their beliefs and decisions. We conduct both a field study and two laboratory studies... View Details

Keywords: Behavioral Operations; Egocentric Bias; Experience; Healthcare Operations; Prejudice and Bias; Behavior; Operations; Decision Making; Health Care and Treatment

SSRN

Article

Color Blindness and Interracial Interaction: Playing the Political Correctness Game

By: Michael I. Norton, Samuel R. Sommers, Evan P. Apfelbaum, Natassia Pura and Dan Ariely

11 Jun 2015
News

Focusing On Women's Advancement Blinds Companies To Their Real Problem: Overworking Everyone

02 Jun 2013
News

On the Job: Don't let shiny job blind you to realities

01 Sep 2010
News

Giving Back

It was in grade school that Jim Gibbons (MBA ’94) began to lose his sight due to macular degeneration, a retinal condition; by his junior year at Purdue, his vision loss was complete. Today, Gibbons is president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, a network... View Details

Keywords: disability; blindness; awards; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

2022
Working Paper

Are Experts Blinded by Feasibility?: Experimental Evidence from a NASA Robotics Challenge

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Zoe Szajnfarber, Jason Crusan, Michael Menietti and Karim R. Lakhani

Resource allocation decisions play a dominant role in shaping a firm’s technological trajectory and competitive advantage. Recent work indicates that innovative firms and scientific institutions tend to exhibit an anti-novelty bias when evaluating new projects and... View Details

Keywords: Evaluations; Novelty; Feasibility; Field Experiment; Resource Allocation; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Decision Making

SSRN

Article

Blinded by Anger or Feeling the Love: How Emotions Influence Advice Taking

By: F. Gino and M. E. Schweitzer

28 Dec 2018
News

Answering a quick video call to help a blind person is ‘so awesome’

18 Mar 2025
Video

Are corporate AI systems reinforcing inequality? MIT’s Catherine D'Ignazio reveals blind spots in data science

2025
Working Paper

Discrimination, Rejection, and Job Search

By: Anne Boring, Katherine Coffman, Dylan Glover and María José González-Fuentes

We investigate how candidates’ willingness to apply responds to (potential) discrimination and rejection using a simulated labor market. Past work has shown that “blinding” job applications reduces discrimination and increases the rate at which women are hired. Our... View Details

Keywords: Job Search; Prejudice and Bias; Selection and Staffing; Demographics