This paper compares the results of an experiment conducted both in the laboratory and online with participants …

be represented by profile pictures or avatars. In a laboratory experiment, we investigate whether the presence of seller …

shifts induced by these environmental changes: when punishment was not available to investors, we observe significantly lower … levels of investor trust and trustee reciprocity, while there is a significant increase in both behaviors when punishment was … adjustment of decision strategies in the presence of punishment. These results demonstrate that anti-social personality …

Upholding cooperative norms via punishment is of central importance in organizations. But what effect does punishing … motive for the punishment. In Studies 1 and 2, we found that individuals who endorsed a consequentialist (versus …

a penalty and excuse their selfish behavior. We address the question of punishment legitimacy in our experiment by …A stream of research examining the effect of punishment on conformity indicates that punishment can backfire and lead … shedding light upon the importance of social norms and their interplay with punishment mechanisms. We show that the separate …

communication of trust maintains cooperation upon the removal of centralized (Study 1), thirdparty (Study 2), and peer punishment …