• 2007
• Working Paper

The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are

By: Ann E. Tenbrunsel, Kristina A. Diekmann, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni and Max H. Bazerman

This paper explores the biased perceptions that people hold of their own ethicality. We argue that the temporal trichotomy of prediction, action and evaluation is central to these misperceptions: People predict that they will behave more ethically than they actually... View Details

Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Ethics; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Perception; Prejudice and Bias

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Tenbrunsel, Ann E., Kristina A. Diekmann, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, and Max H. Bazerman. "The Ethical Mirage: A Temporal Explanation as to Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-012, August 2007. (revised January 2009, previously titled "Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are: A Temporal Explanation.")

• 2007
• Working Paper

Highbrow Films Gather Dust: Time-inconsistent Preferences and Online DVD Rentals

By: Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman

We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between the preferences people anticipate they will have over a series of options in the future and their subsequent revealed preferences over those options. Using a novel panel data set, we analyze the... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Attitudes; Conflict and Resolution; Emotions; Film Entertainment; Cognition and Thinking; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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Milkman, Katherine L., Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman. "Highbrow Films Gather Dust: Time-inconsistent Preferences and Online DVD Rentals." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-099, June 2007. (Revised July 2007, December 2007, April 2008, September 2008, January 2009.)

• 2007
• Working Paper

Boundaries Need Not Be Barriers: Leading Collaboration among Groups in Decentralized Organizations

By: Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman

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Caruso, Heather M., Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman. "Boundaries Need Not Be Barriers: Leading Collaboration among Groups in Decentralized Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-090, May 2007. (Revised July 2008.)

• 2007
• Working Paper

I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: A Study of Online Grocery Purchases and Order Lead Time

By: Katherine L. Milkman, Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman

How do decisions made for tomorrow or two days in the future differ from decisions made for several days in the future? We use data from an online grocer to address this question. In general, we find that as the delay between order completion and delivery increases,... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Food; Decision Choices and Conditions; Conflict and Resolution; Emotions; Cognition and Thinking; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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Milkman, Katherine L., Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman. "I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: A Study of Online Grocery Purchases and Order Lead Time." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-078, April 2007. (Revised December 2007, May 2008, September 2008.)

• 2007
• Working Paper

Behavioral Decision Research, Legislation, and Society: Three Cases

By: Max H. Bazerman

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Bazerman, Max H. "Behavioral Decision Research, Legislation, and Society: Three Cases." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-049, January 2007.

• 2006
• Working Paper

Future Lock-In: Future Implementation Increases Selection of 'Should' Choices

By: Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman

People often experience tension over certain choices (e.g., they should reduce their gas consumption or increase their savings, but they do not want to). Some posit that this tension arises from the competing interests of a deliberative "should" self and... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Attitudes; Conflict and Resolution; Cognition and Thinking

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Rogers, Todd, and Max H. Bazerman. "Future Lock-In: Future Implementation Increases Selection of 'Should' Choices." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-038, December 2006. (Revised May 2007, August 2007.)

• November 2006
• Article

When Perspective Taking Increases Taking: Reactive Egoism in Social Interaction

By: N. Epley, E. Caruso and Max H. Bazerman

Keywords: Perspective; Society; Relationships

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Epley, N., E. Caruso, and Max H. Bazerman. "When Perspective Taking Increases Taking: Reactive Egoism in Social Interaction." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 91, no. 5 (November 2006): 872–889.

• 2006
• Chapter

Economics Wins, Psychology Loses, and Society Pays

By: Max H. Bazerman and Deepak Malhotra

Keywords: Economics; Social Psychology; Society; Cost vs Benefits

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Bazerman, Max H., and Deepak Malhotra. "Economics Wins, Psychology Loses, and Society Pays." In Social Psychology and Economics, edited by David de Cremer, J. Keith Murnighan, and Marcel Zeelenberg, 263–280. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

• January 2006
• Article

Conflicts of Interest and the Case of Auditor Independence: Moral Seduction and Strategic Issue Cycling.

By: Don A. Moore, Philip E. Tetlock, Lloyd Tanlu and Max H. Bazerman

Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Accounting Audits; Moral Sensibility; Strategy

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Moore, Don A., Philip E. Tetlock, Lloyd Tanlu, and Max H. Bazerman. "Conflicts of Interest and the Case of Auditor Independence: Moral Seduction and Strategic Issue Cycling." Academy of Management Review 31, no. 1 (January 2006).

• 2006
• Working Paper

The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups

By: Eugene M. Caruso, Nicholas Epley and Max H. Bazerman

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Caruso, Eugene M., Nicholas Epley, and Max H. Bazerman. "The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-035, January 2006.

• 2005
• Working Paper

When Perspective Taking Increases Taking: Reactive Egoism in Social Interaction

By: Nick Epley, Eugene Caruso and Max H. Bazerman

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Epley, Nick, Eugene Caruso, and Max H. Bazerman. "When Perspective Taking Increases Taking: Reactive Egoism in Social Interaction." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-006, September 2005.

• 2005
• Working Paper

Letting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability of Gradual Erosion in Others' Unethical Behavior

By: Francesca Gino and Max H. Bazerman

Four laboratory studies show that people are more likely to overlook others' unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift. Participants served in the role of watchdogs charged with catching instances of cheating. The... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Behavior; Crime and Corruption; Prejudice and Bias

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Gino, Francesca, and Max H. Bazerman. "Letting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability of Gradual Erosion in Others' Unethical Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-007, August 2005. (Revised September 2006, February 2007, January 2009. Previously titled "Slippery Slopes and Misconduct: The Effect of Gradual Degradation on the Failure to Notice Others' Unethical Behavior.")

• 2005
• Working Paper

Climate Change As a Predictable Surprise

By: Max H. Bazerman

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Bazerman, Max H. "Climate Change As a Predictable Surprise." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-086, July 2005.

• 2005
• Chapter

Bounded Ethicality as a Psychological Barrier to Recognizing Conflicts of Interest

By: Dolly Chugh, Max H. Bazerman and Mahzarin R. Banaji

Keywords: Ethics; Prejudice and Bias

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Chugh, Dolly, Max H. Bazerman, and Mahzarin R. Banaji. "Bounded Ethicality as a Psychological Barrier to Recognizing Conflicts of Interest." In Conflicts of Interest, edited by D. Moore, G. Loewenstein, D. Cain, and M. H. Bazerman. Cambridge University Press, 2005.

• 2005
• Working Paper

Changing Practice on Sustainability: Understanding and Overcoming the Organizational and Psychological Barriers to Action

By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Max H. Bazerman

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Hoffman, Andrew J., and Max H. Bazerman. "Changing Practice on Sustainability: Understanding and Overcoming the Organizational and Psychological Barriers to Action." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-043, January 2005. (Revised May 2006.)