To Make Better Choices, Look at All Your Options Together (Harvard Business Review)
We make thousands of decisions every day. Some are fairly simple — we decide when to wake up, what to have for breakfast, what to wear to work, which email to reply to — while others are more complex, requiring us to weigh different options. For example, when buying a laptop, we want to compare different models to find the best one for our budget; when choosing a retirement plan…
18 influential business professors aged 40 and under (Singapore Business Review)
The youngest is aged 27.
Before recognising who’s who in the business, it is worthwhile to identify some of the extraordinary young professors who have, in one way or another, taught and influenced this generation’s business managers…
Social norms can influence choices inconsistent with preferences in Asia (the new paper)
It might appear that our personal preferences drive our choices, but – in reality – people often choose options they do not necessarily prefer the most.Why is that so? That was what we set out to investigate with a study that posed this question: Can socio-cultural concerns lead people to choices inconsistent with their preferences?…
The Dark Side of Choice in America (Market Watch)
Choice is a funny thing. We Americans tend to assume more is more. While we may occasionally lament the seemingly countless variations on the color white paint companies have devised, or the many kinds of fillings and toppings for a Pop-Tart, few would give up the cornucopia of Wal-Mart for the simplicity of the old-fashioned corner store.And yet, choice has its downsides. Having too many options can make us fatigued: Studies have found that when faced with a number of decisions all at once, people either stop making them or start taking shortcuts…
Don’t quit now: Why you have more willpower than you think (New Scientist)
IT HAS been a long day. You’ve been squinting at spreadsheets since 9 am, but your boss keeps interrupting to ask how you’re getting on and colleagues insist on offloading their own problems. By 6 pm you’re exhausted. It’s a miracle that you even make it home before hitting the wine and chocolate.
Psychologists used to have a convincing explanation for why days like these leave us weak in the face of temptation…
Does Choice Make Us Selfish? (Market Watch)
Choice is a funny thing. We Americans tend to assume more is more. While we may occasionally lament the seemingly countless variations on the color white paint companies have devised, or the many kinds of fillings and toppings for a Pop-Tart, few would give up the cornucopia of Wal-Mart for the simplicity of the old-fashioned corner store.
And yet, choice has its downsides. Having too many options can make us fatigued: Studies have found that when faced with a number of decisions all at once, people either stop making them or start taking shortcuts…
Believing in “Bad Vibes” (Scientific American)
Imagine that your co-worker has just moved into a new office. The woman who used to work there spent many unhappy months in the office complaining about her job. In fact, she ended up quitting in a fit of rage. Upon moving into the office, your co-worker tells you that she senses some “bad energy” leftover from the previous employee. Would you believe her? Or would you think she’s a tad crazy?…
Not my concern – how choice can make us more selfish (Discovery Magazine)
I’m at a supermarket, and I want bacon. There’s Danish or British, streaky or back, smoked or unsmoked. My quest for bread leads to a choice between white, brown, seeded, malt, thick-sliced or thin-sliced. Lettuce: romaine, gem, iceberg. Tomatoes: cherry vine, classic, baby plum, organic.
It should not be this complicated to assemble a BLT…
What choice do we have? (Science Daily)The lastest news on Alzheimer’s research, sexual harassment and decision making. (Psychology Today)
Just reflecting on the choices that led you to this moment may make you unsympathetic toward those less fortunate. Americans primed to think about decision-making oppose affirmative action, taxes on gas-guzzling cars…
Thinking about choices makes people less sympathetic (The Times of India)
A new study has suggested that thinking about choices could make people less sympathetic to others and less likely to support policies that help people.
In the United States, important policy debates are often framed in terms of choice, such as whether people get to choose their own healthcare plan and a school for their children…