Browsing HBS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "moral sensibility"
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The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty
(Cornell University, The Johnson School, 2014-10-28)To create social ties to support their professional or personal goals, people actively engage in instrumental networking. Drawing from moral psychology research, we posit that this intentional behavior has unintended ... -
Markets, Morals, and Practices of Trade: Jurisdictional Disputes in the U.S. Commerce in Cadavers
(Cornell University, The Johnson School, 2010)This study examines the U.S. commerce in human cadavers for medical education and research to explore variation in legitimacy in trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly ... -
Memory Lane and Morality: How Childhood Memories Promote Prosocial Behavior
(American Psychological Association, 2012)Four experiments demonstrated that recalling memories from one's own childhood lead people to experience feelings of moral purity and to behave prosocially. In Experiment 1, participants instructed to recall memories from ... -
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black: Distancing Response to Ethical Dissonance
(American Psychological Association, 2013-11-14)Six studies demonstrate the "pot calling the kettle black" phenomenon whereby people are guilty of the very fault they identify in others. Recalling an undeniable ethical failure, people experience ethical dissonance between ...