Rachel Ruttan
Bio
Rachel Ruttan holds a PhD in Management and Organizations from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Her research interests include compassion and prosocial behavior, values, and moral judgment. Specifically, she studies lapses in interpersonal compassion, as well as the potential pitfalls of organizations' attempts to appeal to morals and values, showing when and how "doing well by doing good" can backfire. Her research has been published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Her work has been profiled in The New York Times, NPR, and The Harvard Business Review.
Academic Positions
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2017-18
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior , Washington University in St. Louis
Selected Publications - Papers
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Instrumental use erodes sacred values.
Ruttan, R. L., & Nordgren, L. F.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Issue:Online First
2021
Pages: 1-20
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The unexpected power of positivity: Predictions versus decisions about advisor selection.
Hur, J. D., Ruttan, R. L., & Shea, C. T.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Issue:149
Pages: 1969-1986
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Ruttan, R. L., & Lucas, B. J.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
Issue:149
2018
Pages: 47-58
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Ruttan, R. L., & Nordgren, L. F.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Issue:137
2016
Pages: 86-98
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Ruttan, R. L., McDonnell, M. H. M., & Nordgren, L. F.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Issue:108
2015
Pages: 610-622
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Polman, E., & Ruttan, R. L.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Issue:38
2012
Pages: 129-139