In behavioral research, it is largely assumed that people adapt their personal behavior to match the behavior of a reference ...

People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist ...

What are team norms and why are they important? A talented colleague, Jennie Glazer, recently introduced me to the power of team norms as a tool for greater team success. (Working agreements is ...

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly versatile—from route planning to text translation, it has long become a ...

There are lots of behaviors that society suggests are appropriate in some circumstances, but not others. You can take a nap on the couch in your home, but you wouldn’t curl up for a nap on a sofa in ...

I’m delighted to be writing a blog about the power of social influence. As a professor, I teach and conduct research about social norms, meaning the unwritten rules that shape our behavior. But on a ...

Where do social norms come from? Part of the answer must surely lie in such norms' ability to support individual adaptive success in local ecologies. This theme is dominant in analyses of social ...

We live in a society that increasingly prioritizes accountability in all aspects of life, from the way our food is grown to the way men treat the women around them. People are tired of the “business ...

As the United States of America and China engage in advanced discussions to resolve their trade dispute, one topic lurking in the background is the question of prevailing Chinese norms and Beijing’s ...