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2021
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Cognitive Biases: Mistakes or Missing Stakes?

By: Benjamin Enke, Uri Gneezy, Brian Hall, David Martin, Vadim Nelidov, Theo Offerman and Jeroen van de Ven

Despite decades of research on heuristics and biases, empirical evidence on the effect of large incentives—as present in relevant economic decisions—on cognitive biases is scant. This paper tests the effect of incentives on four widely documented biases: base rate... View Details

Keywords: Cognitive Biases; Incentives; Motivation and Incentives; Decision Making; Performance

1996
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Cognitions in Organizations

By: A. E. Tenbrunsel, T. L. Galvin, M. A. Neale and M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Cognition and Thinking; Perception; Organizations

02 May 2008
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The Cognitive Age

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Frame Flexibility: The Role of Cognitive and Emotional Framing in Innovation Adoption by Incumbent Firms

By: Ryan Raffaelli, Mary Ann Glynn and Michael Tushman

Why do incumbent firms frequently reject nonincremental innovations? Beyond technical, structural, or economic factors, we propose an additional factor: the degree of the top management team's (TMT) frame flexibility, i.e., their capability to cognitively expand an... View Details

Keywords: Innovation Adoption; Cognition; Framing; Emotional Resonance; Incumbent Inertia; Innovation and Invention; Technology Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management

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21 Nov 2014
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Cognition Medical Accelerates

1999
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Cognitions in Organizations

By: A. E. Tenbrunsel, T. L. Galvin, M. A. Neale and M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Cognition and Thinking; Organizations

20 Apr 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Cognitive Biases: Mistakes or Missing Stakes?

Keywords: by Benjamin Enke, Uri Gneezy, Brian Hall, David Martin, Vadim Nelidov, Theo Offerman, and Jeroen van de Ven

1972
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Sociotechnical and Cognitive Models

By: Stephen Allen and John J. Gabarro

Keywords: Cognition and Thinking; Mathematical Methods; Society; Technology

11 Jul 2016
HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

There’s a new frontier in diversity programs focused not on race or gender but on cognitive ability. The growing interest in neurodiversity—hiring people with cognitive disabilities like Autism Spectrum... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology

1991
Book

Cognition and Rationality in Negotiation

By: M. A. Neale and M. H. Bazerman

Keywords: Negotiation; Cognition and Thinking

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Capabilities, Cognition and Inertia: Evidence from Digital Imaging

By: M. Tripsas and G. Gavetti

There is empirical evidence that established firms often have difficulty adapting to radical technological change. Although prior work in the evolutionary tradition emphasizes the inertial forces associated with the local nature of learning processes, little... View Details

Keywords: Business Offices; Organizations; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques

2010
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Cognitive Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions

By: Lisa L. Shu and Max Bazerman

We explore interventions at the individual level and focus on recognized cognitive barriers from behavioral decision-making literature. In particular, we highlight three cognitive barriers that impede sound individual decision making that have particular relevance to... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Consumer Behavior; Environmental Sustainability; Cognition and Thinking; Prejudice and Bias

January 2011 (Revised October 2012)
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Strengths Become Weaknesses: Cognitive Biases in Founder Decision-Making

By: Noam T. Wasserman and Kyle Anderson

This note combines vignettes and scholarly research to outline the cognitive biases and decision-making strategies that influence key decisions in the founding process. It is argued that the same biases which provide early benefits can later prove to be a weakness for... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Cognition and Thinking

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March 8, 2016
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Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests

By: Hans Henrik Sievertsen, F. Gino and Marco Piovesan

Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009–2010 and 2012–2013, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and computer availability at the school. We find... View Details

Keywords: Time Management; Education; Performance Evaluation; Education Industry; Denmark

26 Sep 2014
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Dangerous Expectations: Breaking Rules to Resolve Cognitive Dissonance

Keywords: by Celia Moore, S. Wiley Wakeman & Francesca Gino

15 Dec 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Cognitive Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions

Keywords: by Lisa L.Shu & Max H. Bazerman

Awards

Academy of Management. Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division. Outstanding Reviewer Award

Selected as an Outstanding Reviewer by the Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division of the Academy of Management in 2014. View Details

2004
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Thinking About Technology: Applying a Cognitive Lens to Technical Change

We apply a cognitive lens to understanding technology trajectories across the life cycle by developing a coevolutionary model of technological frames and technology. Applying that model to each stage of the technology life cycle, we identify conditions under which a... View Details

Keywords: Design; Fluctuation; Technology; Perception