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      • January 2023
      • Technical Note

      Ethical Analysis: Honesty and Self-Interest

      By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Christopher Diak
      Information asymmetry is pervasive in business and can often confer great advantage. This note distinguishes forms of deceptive behavior in the face of information asymmetry and aims to help students analyze their impermissibility.  View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Analysis; Balance and Stability
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      Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Christopher Diak. "Ethical Analysis: Honesty and Self-Interest." Harvard Business School Technical Note 323-067, January 2023.
      • August 2021
      • Article

      Anger Damns the Innocent

      By: Katherine DeCelles, Gabrielle Adams, Holly S. Howe and Leslie K. John
      False accusations of wrongdoing are common and can have grave consequences. In six studies, we document a worrisome paradox in perceivers’ subjective judgments of a suspect’s guilt. Specifically, we find that laypeople (online panelists; N = 4,983) use suspects’ angry...  View Details
      Keywords: Morality; Accusations; Deception; Guilt; Affect; Emotions; Behavior; Perception; Judgments; Decision Making
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      DeCelles, Katherine, Gabrielle Adams, Holly S. Howe, and Leslie K. John. "Anger Damns the Innocent." Psychological Science 32, no. 8 (August 2021): 1214–1226.
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      The Deception Spiral: Corporate Obfuscation Leads to Perceptions of Immorality and Cheating Behavior

      By: D.M. Markowitz, M. Kouchaki, J.T. Hancock and F. Gino
      In four studies, we evaluated how corporate misconduct relates to language patterns, perceptions of immorality, and unethical behavior. First, we analyzed nearly 190 codes of conduct from S&P 500 manufacturing companies and observed that corporations with ethics...  View Details
      Keywords: Obfuscation; Corporate Unethicality; Deception; Deception Spiral; Organizations; Values and Beliefs; Ethics; Perception; Behavior
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      Markowitz, D.M., M. Kouchaki, J.T. Hancock, and F. Gino. "The Deception Spiral: Corporate Obfuscation Leads to Perceptions of Immorality and Cheating Behavior." Journal of Language and Social Psychology 40, no. 2 (March 2021): 277–296.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      How to Build Enduring Brands in the Digital Age

      By: David J. Collis and William Collis
      What makes a brand last? It’s a deceptively simple question, but its answer separates sustainable success from eventual obscurity. Almost every company devotes significant resources to defining their brand. But few ask the more important question: how to...  View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Adaptation; Strategy
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      Collis, David J., and William Collis. "How to Build Enduring Brands in the Digital Age." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-013, July 2020.
      • March 2017
      • Article

      Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others

      By: Todd Rogers, Richard Zeckhauser, F. Gino, Michael I. Norton and Maurice E. Schweitzer
      Paltering is the active use of truthful statements to convey a misleading impression. Across two pilot studies and six experiments, we identify paltering as a distinct form of deception. Paltering differs from lying by omission (the passive omission of relevant...  View Details
      Keywords: Deception; Lying; Paltering; Risk; Ethics; Negotiation Tactics
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      Rogers, Todd, Richard Zeckhauser, F. Gino, Michael I. Norton, and Maurice E. Schweitzer. "Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 112, no. 3 (March 2017): 456–473.
      • March 2017
      • Article

      Why Do We Hate Hypocrites? Evidence for a Theory of False Signaling

      By: Jillian J. Jordan, Roseanna Sommers, Paul Bloom and David G. Rand
      Why do people judge hypocrites, who condemn immoral behaviors that they in fact engage in, so negatively? We propose that hypocrites are disliked because their condemnation sends a false signal about their personal conduct, deceptively suggesting that they behave...  View Details
      Keywords: Moral Psychology; Condemnation; Vignettes; Deception; Social Signaling; Open Data; Open Materials; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Perception
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      Jordan, Jillian J., Roseanna Sommers, Paul Bloom, and David G. Rand. "Why Do We Hate Hypocrites? Evidence for a Theory of False Signaling." Psychological Science 28, no. 3 (March 2017): 356–368.
      • 2016
      • Chapter

      Deriving an Optimally Deceptive Policy in Two-Player Iterated Games

      By: Elisabeth Paulson and Christopher Griffin
      We formulate the problem of determining an optimally deceptive strategy in a repeated game framework. We assume that two players are engaged in repeated play. During an initial time period, Player 1 may deceptively train his opponent to expect a specific strategy. The...  View Details
      Keywords: Deception; Strategy; Game Theory
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      Paulson, Elisabeth, and Christopher Griffin. "Deriving an Optimally Deceptive Policy in Two-Player Iterated Games." In Proceedings of 2016 American Control Conference. IEEE Press, 2016. (Developed with Booz Allen Hamilton.)
      • November 2012
      • Article

      Are You Ready for the 'Hardest Question'?

      By: James K. Sebenius
      Negotiation preparation entails assessing each side's interests and no-deal options, imagining possible agreements, factoring in personality and culture, thinking through moves and possible countermoves, and so forth. Yet standard preparation often neglects the...  View Details
      Keywords: Tactics; Hard Bargaining; Negotiation
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      Sebenius, James K. "Are You Ready for the 'Hardest Question'?" Negotiation 15, no. 11 (November 2012): 4–5.
      • Forthcoming
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      Intermediation and Diffusion of Responsibility in Negotiation: A Case of Bounded Ethicality

      By: Neeru Paharia, Lucas Clayton Coffman and Max Bazerman
      This article compares direct deception with deception via an intermediary in the bargaining context. It describes a growing experimental literature that suggests how perceived ethics surrounding transactions with multiple partners can encourage misbehavior. It is noted...  View Details
      Keywords: Negotiation Process; Ethics
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      Paharia, Neeru, Lucas Clayton Coffman, and Max Bazerman. "Intermediation and Diffusion of Responsibility in Negotiation: A Case of Bounded Ethicality." In The Oxford Handbook of Economic Conflict Resolution, edited by Gary E. Bolton and Rachel T.A. Croson, 37–46. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
      • 2012
      • Chapter

      Deception in Negotiations: The Role of Emotions

      By: F. Gino and C. Shea
      Keywords: Negotiation Style; Emotions; Ethics
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      Gino, F., and C. Shea. "Deception in Negotiations: The Role of Emotions." Chap. 5 in The Oxford Handbook of Economic Conflict Resolution, edited by Gary E. Bolton and Rachel T.A. Croson, 47–60. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
      • 2012
      • Article

      Evidence for the Pinocchio Effect: Linguistic Differences Between Lies, Deception by Omissions, and Truths

      By: Lyn M. Van Swol, Michael T. Braun and Deepak Malhotra
      The study used Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count and Coh-Metrix software to examine linguistic differences with deception in an ultimatum game. In the game, the Allocator was given an amount of money to divide with the Receiver. The Receiver did not know the precise...  View Details
      Keywords: Communication Intention and Meaning; Cognition and Thinking
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      Van Swol, Lyn M., Michael T. Braun, and Deepak Malhotra. "Evidence for the Pinocchio Effect: Linguistic Differences Between Lies, Deception by Omissions, and Truths." Discourse Processes 49, no. 2 (2012): 79–106.
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      Deception and Its Detection: Effects of Monetary Incentives and Personal Relationship History

      By: Lyn M. Van Swol, Deepak Malhotra and Michael T. Braun
      The study examined detection of deception in unsanctioned, consequential lies between either friends or strangers using an ultimatum game. The sender was given an amount of money to divide with the receiver. The receiver did not know the precise amount the sender had...  View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Money; Ethics; Relationships
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      Van Swol, Lyn M., Deepak Malhotra, and Michael T. Braun. "Deception and Its Detection: Effects of Monetary Incentives and Personal Relationship History." Communication Research 39, no. 2 (April 2012): 217–238.
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      The Counterfeit Self: The Deceptive Costs of Faking It

      By: Francesca Gino, Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely
      Although people buy counterfeit products to signal positive traits, we show that wearing counterfeit products makes individuals feel less authentic and increases their likelihood of both behaving dishonestly and judging others as unethical. In four experiments,...  View Details
      Keywords: Judgments; Ethics; Brands and Branding; Product; Behavior; Personal Characteristics
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      Gino, Francesca, Michael I. Norton, and Dan Ariely. "The Counterfeit Self: The Deceptive Costs of Faking It." Psychological Science 21, no. 5 (May 2010): 712–720.
      • July 2005 (Revised August 2006)
      • Background Note

      Deception in Business: A Legal Perspective

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
      Discusses several of the most important prohibitions on deception found in U.S. law, starting with the basic elements of liability for fraud and moving to important antifraud provisions in federal statutes, restrictions on "misrepresentation" in consumer and contract...  View Details
      Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Lawfulness
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Deception in Business: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-019, July 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
      • November 2004 (Revised September 2007)
      • Case

      The Mitchell Family and Mitchells/Richards

      By: Amy C. Edmondson, John A. Davis, Corey B. Hajim and Kelly Mulderry
      Describes a small, luxury retail chain's operational sophistication achieved through the use of technology and "high-touch" customer service. A family-run business, Mitchells has built its success with a customer service strategy known internally as "hugging." The term...  View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Customer Relationship Management; Knowledge Management; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Expansion; Information Technology; Retail Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., John A. Davis, Corey B. Hajim, and Kelly Mulderry. "The Mitchell Family and Mitchells/Richards." Harvard Business School Case 605-047, November 2004. (Revised September 2007.)
      • July 2003 (Revised December 2003)
      • Case

      Mitchells/Richards

      By: Amy C. Edmondson and Corey B. Hajim
      Describes a small, luxury retail chain's operational sophistication achieved through the use of technology and high-touch customer service. A family-run business, Mitchells has built its success with a customer service strategy know internally as "hugging." The term is...  View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Expansion; Family Business; Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Luxury; Customer Focus and Relationships; Retail Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., and Corey B. Hajim. "Mitchells/Richards." Harvard Business School Case 604-010, July 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
      • 2003
      • Book

      Wheel, Deal, and Steal: Deceptive Accounting, Deceitful CEOs, and Ineffective Reforms

      By: D. Quinn Mills
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      Mills, D. Quinn. Wheel, Deal, and Steal: Deceptive Accounting, Deceitful CEOs, and Ineffective Reforms. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2003.
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