Gabrielle Adams

PhD Candidate, Organizational Behavior

Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way
Stanford, CA 94305
gsadams@stanford.edu
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As of August 2011 I will be starting as Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the London Business School.

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA
PhD 2011
Business Administration: Organizational Behavior

Colby College, Waterville, ME
BA 2006 with distinction.
Graduated with Honors, Magna Cum Laude
Majors: Psychology, Philosophy
Minor: Human Development

Research Interests

Responses to Injustice
Social Exchange and Prosocial Behavior
Entitlement and Psychological Disinhibition
Morality and Ethical Behavior

Publications

Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2011). The social and psychological costs of punishment. In press at Behavioral and Brain Sciences .

Flynn, F.J., & Adams, G.S. (2009)."Money can't buy love": Asymmetric beliefs about gift price and feelings of appreciation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 404-409.
Media Coverage: Chicago Tribune, Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, CNBC.com

Manuscripts Under Review

Adams, G.S. & Mullen, E. Compensating victims leads to more status conferral than punishing perpetrators. Under review.

Flynn, F.J., & Adams, G.S. "It's a boy!" Communicating and reacting to gender revelations. Under review.

Adams, G.S., Flynn, F.J., & Norton, M. The gifts we keep on giving: Documenting and destigmatizing the 'regifting' taboo. Revise and resubmit at Psychological Science.

Bryan, C.J., Adams, G.S., & Monin, B. Cheating vs. being a cheater: A subtle change in phrasing prevents unethical behavior. Under review.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Adams, G.S., & Monin, B. (2010). Punishing increases intentions to be deviant.

Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2010). Asymmetries in the desire for punishment and compensation.

Mullen, E., Adams, G.S., Chow, R.O., & Zak, S.V. (2010). Power influences people's preferences for punishment and compensation.

Current Projects

Why now? Having an appropriate narrative licenses behavioral change. Research with Dale Miller.

The dark side of remorse: Apologizing makes victims feel less entitled to ask for justice. Research with Elizabeth Mullen.

Relationship repair following interpersonal transgressions: The tradeoffs of requesting versus offering help. Research with Caitlin Hogan and Frank Flynn.

Presentations

*Presentation made by co-author
Adams, G.S., Flynn, F.J., & *Norton, M.I. (2011, February). The gifts we keep on giving: The psychology of regifting. Talk to be given at the Society for Consumer Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

*Monin, B., Zitek, E., Adams, G.S., & Jordan, A. (2011, January). The Vitiating Vitue of Victims and Vigilantes. Talk given at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2010, August). Compensating victims leads to more status conferral than punishing perpetrators. Talk given at the International Society for Justice Research, Banff, Canada.

Adams, G.S., & Monin, B. (2010, August). The Eliot Spitzer effect: Punishing increases intentions to be deviant. Talk given at the International Society for Justice Research, Banff, Canada.

Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2010, January). Compensating victims leads to more status conferral than punishing perpetrators. Talk given at the Justice Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

*Mullen, E., Zak, S., Chow, A., & Adams, G.S. (2009, August). Power influences preferences for retributive and compensatory justice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management: Chicago, IL.

Adams, G. S., & Mullen, E. (2009, August). Paying out and moving up: Compensating victims leads to more status conferral than punishing perpetrators. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management: Chicago, IL.

Flynn, F.J., & Adams, G.S. (2008, August). Money can't buy love: Asymmetric beliefs about appreciation. Talk given at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Designated as a Showcase Symposium.

Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2010, April). The effect of victim emotions on punishment and compensation. Talk given at the Organizational Behavior Faculty Seminar, Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Posters

Adams, G.S., & Mullen, E. (2010). Compensating victims leads to more status conferral than punishing perpetrators. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, January, Las Vegas, NV.

Adams, G.S., Mullen, E., & Chow, R.O. (2009). The effect of victim emotions on punishment and compensation. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Justice Preconference, January, Tampa, FL.

Flynn, F.J., & Adams, G.S. (2008). Money can't buy love: The effect of gift price on givers' expectations of appreciation. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, January, Albuquerque, NM.

Adams, G.S. & Pittman, T.S. (2007). Time, remorse, and compensation: The role of mitigating factors in moral reactions to crime. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, January, Memphis, TN.

Pittman, T. S., Darley, J. M., & Adams, G. S. (2006). Time and punishment: Do moral reactions to collective harm fade with time? Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, May, New York, NY.

Adams, G.S., Sehnert, S.C., Pittman, T.S., & Darley, J.M. (2006). Remorse and the mitigating circumstances surrounding crime. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference, January, Palm Springs, CA.

Teaching

Stanford GSB MBA Program
Instructor: Managing Groups in the Biological Sciences. 2 hour seminar for PhD students: Spring, 2010
Co-Instructor: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Social Interactions: MBA Alumni Lifelong Learning Program: Summer 2008

Negotiations Course Assistant: Fall 2008; 2009
Organizational Behavior Course Assistant: Fall 2007; 2008; 2009
Managing Groups and Teams Course Assistant: Fall 2007; 2008; 2009
Ethics and Management Course Assistant: Winter 2010

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Academy of Management Conference

Awards

Winner, Duke/Fuqua School of Business: Center on Leadership and Ethics (COLE) Doctorate Dissertation Proposal Competition. 2010.

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Grants-in-Aid. 2010.

Student Travel Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Las Vegas, NV. 2010.

Fellow, Stanford Center for International Conflict and Negotiation, Stanford Law School, 2008-2009.

Paul Perez Prize, awarded to top graduating senior in Psychology, Colby College.

Ninetta M. Runnals Award, given to one graduating student for outstanding campus service and high academic achievement, Colby College.

Ralph J. Bunche Scholarship, awarded to 3 students demonstrating leadership potential upon admission to Colby College

Service

Student Representative, Stanford University Board of Trustees Committee on Academic Policy, Planning, and Management, 2010-2011.

Member, Search Committee for Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2008-2009.

Member, Search Committee for Assistant Dean of Graduate Life, Stanford, 2008.

Head Community Associate, Escondido Village, Stanford: overseeing the community associate program for the graduate student residences. 2008-2009.

Conference chair and organizer: Stanford Berkeley OB Conference, August 2008.

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Management
Association for Psychological Science
Psi Chi
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
International Society for Justice Research
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues