Prosocial norms in the classroom: The role of self-regulation in following norms of giving

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-29

  Blake, Peter R ^a   Piovesan, Marco ^b   Montinari, Natalia ^c   Warneken, Felix ^d   Gino, Francesca ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Prosocial norms; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941315343     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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