Wade-Benzoni, Kimberly A., Morela Hernandez, Victoria Medvec and David M Messick. 2008. In Fairness to Future Generations: The Role of Egocentrism, Uncertainty, Power, and Stewardship in Judgments of Intergenerational Allocations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 44(2): 233-245.
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David Messick
MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONS; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MARKETS; SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Emeritus Professor of Management and Organizations
David Messick is Professor Emeritus of Management & Organizations. He joined the Kellogg faculty in 1992 after serving 28 years in the faculty of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Professor Messick has research interests in the ethical and social aspects of decision making and information processing. He has authored more than 150 articles and chapters, and he has received numerous honors and awards, including the Best Teacher Award, First Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA Program (1999), Sid Levy Teaching Award (1995-1996), and Distinguished Alumnus award from the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina (1986).
Professor Messick has served as editor the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and as an editorial board member of the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology, Social Justice Research, Personality and Social Psychology Review, and the European Review of Social Psychology. He has also been a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Palo Alto, 2001-2002), Eastern European Exchange Fellow of the National Academy of Science (Budapest, 1990), and Senior Fulbright Research Fellow (Groningen, Netherlands, 1984).
Professor Messick received his doctorate in psychology from the University of North Carolina. He retired from Kellogg in 2007.
Professor Messick has served as editor the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and as an editorial board member of the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology, Social Justice Research, Personality and Social Psychology Review, and the European Review of Social Psychology. He has also been a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Palo Alto, 2001-2002), Eastern European Exchange Fellow of the National Academy of Science (Budapest, 1990), and Senior Fulbright Research Fellow (Groningen, Netherlands, 1984).
Professor Messick received his doctorate in psychology from the University of North Carolina. He retired from Kellogg in 2007.
Education
PhD, 1965, Psychology, University of North CarolinaMA, 1964, Psychology, University of North CarolinaBA, 1961, Psychology, University of DelawareArticles
Dawes, Robyn M. and David M Messick. 2000. Social Dilemmas. International Journal of Psychology. 35(2): 111-116.
In social dilemma situations, each individual always receives a higher payoff for defecting than for cooperating, but all are better off if all cooperate than if all defect. Often, however, people in social dilemmas attend more to the group's payoffs than to their own, either automatically or to behave "appropriately". But whereas social identity elicits cooperative behaviour in dilemmas, it is generally only for the benefit of an "in-group". Dilemmas between groups (requiring selfsacrificial behaviour within) are often the most extreme. Consequently, the framing and manipulation of group identity is critical to cooperation rate as demonstrated by careful laboratory experimentation.
In social dilemma situations, each individual always receives a higher payoff for defecting than for cooperating, but all are better off if all cooperate than if all defect. Often, however, people in social dilemmas attend more to the group's payoffs than to their own, either automatically or to behave "appropriately". But whereas social identity elicits cooperative behaviour in dilemmas, it is generally only for the benefit of an "in-group". Dilemmas between groups (requiring selfsacrificial behaviour within) are often the most extreme. Consequently, the framing and manipulation of group identity is critical to cooperation rate as demonstrated by careful laboratory experimentation.
Bazerman, Max H., David M Messick, Ann E. Tenbrunsel and Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni. 2000. Understanding the influence of environmental standards on judgement and choice. Academy of Management Journal. 43(5): 854-866.
This article offers a cognitive account of the means versus ends focus of environmental regulation. The first of two studies suggests that standards (the means) exert an influence on judgments of proposed environmental solutions that is independent of the extent to which those solutions protect the environment (the ends). Standard-based decisions produce cognitive distortions, artificially enhancing the attractiveness of standard-conforming solutions over that of nonconforming solutions. The authors' second study suggests that 'means' solutions tend to be preferred over 'ends' solutions when one environmental proposal is examined. This pattern of preference can be reversed through the simultaneous evaluation of two proposals.
This article offers a cognitive account of the means versus ends focus of environmental regulation. The first of two studies suggests that standards (the means) exert an influence on judgments of proposed environmental solutions that is independent of the extent to which those solutions protect the environment (the ends). Standard-based decisions produce cognitive distortions, artificially enhancing the attractiveness of standard-conforming solutions over that of nonconforming solutions. The authors' second study suggests that 'means' solutions tend to be preferred over 'ends' solutions when one environmental proposal is examined. This pattern of preference can be reversed through the simultaneous evaluation of two proposals.
Messick, David M. 1999. Alternative Logics for Decision Making in Social Settings. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 39(1): 11-28.
Messick, David M and Ann E. Tenbrunsel. 1999. Sanctioning Systems, Decision Frames, and Cooperation. Administrative Science Quarterly. 44(4): 648-707.
Working Papers
Messick, David M. Forthcoming. Human Nature and Business Ethics. Business Ethics Quarterly.
Cases
Messick, David M and Sarah Zehr. 2004. Chicago Public Education Fund (A). Case 5-104-021(A) (KEL072).
The case discusses the challenges associated with measuring and demonstrating performance in a nonprofit organization with a venture philanthropy operating model. Case A focuses on the strategic planning process and defining/demonstrating the value of the venture philanthropy operating model applied to public education. Case B deals more specifically with the challenges of performance measurement and articulating results to stakeholders. Both cases feature a female in the protagonist role as leader of the organization.
The case discusses the challenges associated with measuring and demonstrating performance in a nonprofit organization with a venture philanthropy operating model. Case A focuses on the strategic planning process and defining/demonstrating the value of the venture philanthropy operating model applied to public education. Case B deals more specifically with the challenges of performance measurement and articulating results to stakeholders. Both cases feature a female in the protagonist role as leader of the organization.
Messick, David M and Sarah Zehr. 2004. Chicago Public Education Fund (B). Case 5-104-021(B) (KEL073).
The case discusses the challenges associated with measuring and demonstrating performance in a nonprofit organization with a venture philanthropy operating model. Case A focuses on the strategic planning process and defining/demonstrating the value of the venture philanthropy operating model applied to public education. Case B deals more specifically with the challenges of performance measurement and articulating results to stakeholders. Both cases feature a female in the protagonist role as leader of the organization.
The case discusses the challenges associated with measuring and demonstrating performance in a nonprofit organization with a venture philanthropy operating model. Case A focuses on the strategic planning process and defining/demonstrating the value of the venture philanthropy operating model applied to public education. Case B deals more specifically with the challenges of performance measurement and articulating results to stakeholders. Both cases feature a female in the protagonist role as leader of the organization.
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