Social Climates

How group memberships shape individual behavior

Naomi Ellemers Ph.D.

Why Trump Voters Might Have Confidence in Joe Biden

A leader's awareness of responsibilities fosters engagement with the needs of subordinates.

How to Lead Staff Who Are Working from Home

If people work together well, working from home is not an issue.

How Can We Benefit from the Public Health Crisis?

We need to re-evaluate many common choices and daily habits.

What Determines the Success of a Leader?

True leaders are not afraid to pioneer change.

How Can Pledges to Improve Yourself Be More Effective?

How to avoid five common pitfalls of behavioral improvement attempts.

Are Women From Venus and Men From Mars?

Would the world have looked different if the Lehman Brothers were the Lehman Sisters?

What Should a Public Apology Look Like to Be Accepted?

Leaders’ apologies are only meaningful if they cast a critical look on their own role.

What Attracts People to Leaders Who Lie?

Leaders who raise guilt and shame to prompt people into change run the risk of being discredited as the bearers of bad news.

How to Prevent Irresponsible Decisions in Leadership

Senior managers are prone to integrity breaches and toxic leadership behavior. Yet they are unlikely to be called to account for their actions, research shows.

What Makes Companies Socially Responsible?

Addressing social problems requires a different way of doing business.

Angry White Men

Do you think people are guided by rational choices? Think again.

Why Is It Difficult to Recognize Discrimination?

We think we know what discrimination looks like but often fail to acknowledge situations where it occurs.

Are Women Worse Bullies Than Men?

Projecting gendered expectations on women at work invites them to display stereotypically masculine behavior, research shows.

Looks Do Matter, Especially for Women, and Also at Work

Scrapping the swimsuit competition for Miss America contestants is not enough.

How to Benefit from Diversity in the Workplace

Inclusive work climates are the key to diversity benefits, research shows.

Thinking About Fatherhood May Improve Views of Men

A focus on fathers changes stereotypical views, a recent study suggests.

To Be Forewarned Is to Be More Likely to Cheat

Research shows that managers who use preliminary warnings to enforce rule compliance erode the goodwill of their subordinates.

Top Executive Pay Does Not Reflect Market Forces

Research refutes common explanations for developments in top executive remuneration.

Why Commonly Used Work Incentives Can Backfire

Do you think people don't work hard when there is no pay-for-performance? Think again!