New research explores why people 'pass the buck'

Friday, July 29, 2016 - 06:31 in Psychology & Sociology

People are more likely to delegate decisions—or "pass the buck"—when faced with choices that affect others than when those decisions affect only themselves, according to new research from Mary Steffel, assistant professor of marketing in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.

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