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In Favor of Clear Thinking: Incorporating Moral Rules Into a Wise Cost-Benefit Analysis-Commentary on Bennis, Medin,
Max H Bazerman1, Joshua D Greene2
1Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA mbazerman@hbs.edu.
Abstract:
Bennis, Medin, and Bartels (2010, this issue) have contributed an interesting article on the comparative benefit of moral rules versus cost-benefit analysis (CBA). Many of their specific comments are accurate, useful, and insightful. At the same time, we believe they have misrepresented CBA and have reached a set of conclusions that are misguided and, if adopted wholesale, potentially dangerous. Overall, they offer wise suggestions for making CBA more effective, rather than eliminating CBA as a decision-making tool.
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