Hemant Kakkar | Scholars@Duke

Hemant Kakkar
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Current Research Interests

My current research draws on social psychological and evolutionary theories of status to examine judgments and behaviors of individuals and groups within social hierarchies. I also examine psychological reasons why employees sometimes go beyond their formal job requirements and at other times, take shortcuts or act unethically.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2019
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2020

Contact Information

hemant.kakkar@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., London Business School (United Kingdom) 2019
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 30, 2020 Fuqua School of Business
  
  The Value of Employee Voice As Firms Address Racism, Inequality
- OCT 28, 2019 Fuqua School of Business
  
  Believe the Hype: How the Buzz About Your Opponent Can Affect the Game's Outcome
Expertise
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Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Kakkar, H., N. Sivanathan, and M. S. Gobel. “Fall from Grace: The role of dominance and prestige in the punishment of high-status actors.” Academy of Management Journal 63, no. 2 (April 1, 2020): 530–53. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2017.0729.
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  - Kakkar, Hemant, Niro Sivanathan, and Nathan C. Pettit. “The impact of dynamic status changes within competitive rank-ordered hierarchies.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116, no. 46 (November 2019): 23011–20. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908320116.
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  - Effron, D. A., H. Kakkar, and E. D. Knowles. “Group cohesion benefits individuals who express prejudice, but harms their group.” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 79 (November 1, 2018): 239–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2018.08.002.
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  - Kakkar, Hemant, and Niro Sivanathan. “Reply to Safra et al.: Lack of theoretical rationale and selective analysis does not imply no strong evidence.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115, no. 6 (February 2018): E1078–79. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1722116115.
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  - Sivanathan, Niro, and Hemant Kakkar. “The unintended consequences of argument dilution in direct-to-consumer drug advertisements.” Nature Human Behaviour 1, no. 11 (November 2017): 797–802. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-017-0223-1.
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  - Kakkar, Hemant, and Niro Sivanathan. “When the appeal of a dominant leader is greater than a prestige leader.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114, no. 26 (June 12, 2017): 6734–39. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1617711114.
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  - Kakkar, Hemant, Subrahmaniam Tangirala, Nalin K. Srivastava, and Dishan Kamdar. “The dispositional antecedents of promotive and prohibitive voice.” The Journal of Applied Psychology 101, no. 9 (September 2016): 1342–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000130.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses

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Education, Training, & Certifications

In the News

Subject Headings

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Recent Courses