Yes, you read that correctly. Peer pressure can sometimes benefit poor performing employees. How can that be? Doesn’t peer pressure help to get poor performing employees to conform? Isn’t peer ...

In seventh grade, Nathan Maynard joined a gang, hoping it would give him the sense of belonging he lacked at home. But his new friends only led him to make poor decisions, and he was sent to the ...

Economist Robert Frank studies peer pressure and how its power can be leveraged for good. In his new book, “Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work,” Frank explains the idea of “behavioral ...

Peer pressure is often painted as a teenage problem, but the truth is it follows us through different stages of life. From deciding which stream to choose till where to take admission after school, to ...

As I indicated in my Letter to the Editor earlier this week, I am learning the difference between positive and negative peer pressure. I want to be the type of person who does things because of my ...

The economists and activists who hope to stop global warming know that small measures won’t cut it. Which is why “conscious consumption” — taking individual actions to reduce your carbon footprint — ...

Most of the decisions we make on a day-to-day basis are heavily influenced by the decisions of our peers — from how we choose to dress and what we binge-watch to what we eat. Peer pressure affects ...

Teenagers have always banded together for support and camaraderie, helping each other negotiate the dilemmas of this world that only peers can give each other. Instantaneous social media connectivity ...

We’ve had stunning illustrations in recent months about how an enabling culture is created and perpetuated around toxic but charismatic leaders. High-profile examples have ranged from churches like ...