Search Results - "Weber, Roberto A."

Seeking the Roots of Entrepreneurship: Insights from Behavioral Economics by Åstebro, Thomas, Herz, Holger, Nanda, Ramana, Weber, Roberto A.

“…There is a growing body of evidence that many entrepreneurs seem to enter and persist in entrepreneurship despite earning low risk-adjusted returns. This has…”
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Exploiting moral wiggle room: experiments demonstrating an illusory preference for fairness by Dana, Jason, Weber, Roberto A., Kuang, Jason Xi

“…This paper explores whether generosity in experiments is truly evidence of concern for desirable social outcomes. We conduct an experiment using a binary…”
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The focusing and informational effects of norms on pro-social behavior by Krupka, Erin, Weber, Roberto A.

“…This paper reports an experiment examining the effect of social norms on pro-social behavior. We test two predictions derived from work in psychology regarding…”
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Managing Growth to Achieve Efficient Coordination in Large Groups by Weber, Roberto A.

“…Previous experiments using the minimum-effort coordination game reveal a striking regularity-large groups never coordinate efficiently. Given the frequency…”
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Cultural Conflict and Merger Failure: An Experimental Approach by Weber, Roberto A, Camerer, Colin F

“…We use laboratory experiments to explore merger failure due to conflicting organizational cultures. We introduce a laboratory paradigm for studying…”
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Self-serving interpretations of ambiguity in other-regarding behavior by Haisley, Emily C., Weber, Roberto A.

“…We demonstrate that people can adopt a favorable view of ambiguous risks relative to ones with known probabilities, contrary to the usual attitude of ambiguity…”
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Meaningful learning and transfer of learning in games played repeatedly without feedback by Rick, Scott, Weber, Roberto A.

“…Psychologists have long recognized two kinds of learning: one that is relatively shallow and domain-specific; and another that is deeper, producing…”
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DO MARKETS ERODE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? by Bartling, Björn, Weber, Roberto A., Yao, Lan

“…This article studies socially responsible behavior in markets. We develop a laboratory product market in which low-cost production creates a negative…”
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“Just Words? Just Speeches?” On the Economic Value of Charismatic Leadership by Antonakis, John, d’Adda, Giovanna, Weber, Roberto A., Zehnder, Christian

“…Leadership theories in sociology and psychology argue that effective leaders influence follower behavior not only through the design of incentives and…”
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The Consequences of Hiring Lower-Wage Workers in an Incomplete-Contract Environment by Brown, Jason L., Martin, Patrick R., Moser, Donald V., Weber, Roberto A.

“…Firms frequently attempt to increase profits by replacing some existing workers with new lower-wage workers. However, this strategy may be ineffective in an…”
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Motivated Bayesians: Feeling Moral While Acting Egoistically by Gino, Francesca, Norton, Michael I., Weber, Roberto A.

“…Research yields ample evidence that individual's behavior often reflects an apparent concern for moral considerations. A natural way to interpret evidence of…”
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Legitimacy, Communication, and Leadership in the Turnaround Game by Brandts, Jordi, Cooper, David J., Weber, Roberto A.

“…We study the effectiveness of leaders for inducing coordinated organizational change to a more efficient equilibrium, i.e., a turnaround. We compare…”
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Assessing the Robustness of Power Posing: No Effect on Hormones and Risk Tolerance in a Large Sample of Men and Women by Ranehill, Eva, Dreber, Anna, Johannesson, Magnus, Leiberg, Susanne, Sul, Sunhae, Weber, Roberto A.

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On the persistence of strategic sophistication by Georganas, Sotiris, Healy, Paul J., Weber, Roberto A.

“…We examine whether the “Level-k” model of strategic behavior generates reliable cross-game predictions at the individual level. We find no correlation in…”
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DO LEADERS AFFECT ETHICAL CONDUCT? by d’Adda, Giovanna, Darai, Donja, Pavanini, Nicola, Weber, Roberto A.

“…We study whether leaders influence the unethical conduct of followers. To avoid selection issues present in natural environments, we use an experiment in which…”
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Sorting in Experiments with Application to Social Preferences by Lazear, Edward P., Malmendier, Ulrike, Weber, Roberto A.

“…Individuals sort into and out of economic environments based on their preferences and in response to relative prices. We demonstrate the importance of such…”
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Economic perspectives on leadership: Concepts, causality, and context in leadership research by Garretsen, Harry, Stoker, Janka I., Weber, Roberto A.

“…The fields of leadership and economics have interacted very little until now. The aim of this special issue on “economics and leadership” is to demonstrate the…”
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Self-Interest through Delegation: An Additional Rationale for the Principal-Agent Relationship by Hamman, John R., Loewenstein, George, Weber, Roberto A.

“…Principal-agent relationships are typically assumed to be motivated by efficiency gains from comparative advantage. However, principals may also delegate tasks…”
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An Experimental Investigation of Electoral Delegation and the Provision of Public Goods by Hamman, John R., Weber, Roberto A., Woon, Jonathan

“…How effectively do democratic institutions provide public goods? Despite the incentives an elected leader has to free ride or impose majority tyranny, our…”
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License to Cheat: Voluntary Regulation and Ethical Behavior by Gino, Francesca, Krupka, Erin L., Weber, Roberto A.

“…Although monitoring and regulation can be used to combat socially costly unethical conduct, their intended targets can often avoid regulation or hide their…”
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