
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Book Summaries, Contextual Influences, Corporate Culture, Decision Making, Practitioner, Professor, ResearcherSwitch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Crown Business, 1st Ed. (2010) (public library)
Summarized by Jennifer Fang
Overview
Change is difficult, or so most people believe. Switch identifies the crucial…

The Lucifer Effect
Book Summaries, Cheating & Honesty, Conflicts of Interest, Contextual Influences, Corruption, Fairness, Human Rights, Practitioner, Professor, ResearcherThe Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
by Philip Zimbardo
Random House Publishing Group, 1st Ed. Reprint (2008) (public library)
Summarized by Joshua Elle
Overview
In a compelling story of his own life's journey, Phil…

Contextual Influences
Contextual Influences, Research, Research Summaries
When we see someone doing something bad, we usually jump to the conclusion that the person is bad. Only later, if ever, do we consider the broader context—the social situation—which can strongly influence people’s behavior. Many of…