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Professor Kuwabara's research and teaching interests are in the area of social exchange and social networks, focusing in particular on structural aspects of social interactions and relationships that promote or undermine interpersonal trust. One stream of his research considers how and when trust develops between individuals and groups and in different cultures (e.g. the U.S. vs. Japan). More recently, he has examined trust issues online markets. Another line of his work concerns how people perceive social networks among their peers (e.g. friends and co-workers). He teaches courses on negotiations and social capital.

• Spring 2012
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Summer 2012
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Fall 2011
  Seminar in Managerial Negotiations (EMBA)
  
• Spring 2011
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Summer 2011
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Spring 2010
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Summer 2010
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Fall 2009
  Managerial Negotiations (MBA)
  
• Spring 2009
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Summer 2009
  Social Networks & Social Capital (MBA)
  
• Fall 2008
  Seminar in Managerial Negotiations (EMBA)
  
• Spring 2008
  Managerial Negotiations (MBA)
  Social Networks (MBA)
  

Cohesion, Cooperation, and the Value of "Doing Things Together": How Economic Exchange Creates Relational Bonds in Exchange Relations In American Sociological Review (2011) Coauthor(s): Ko Kuwabara

Specialization in Relational Reasoning: The Efficiency, Accuracy, and Neural Substrates of Social versus Non-Social Inferences In Social Psychological and Personality Science (2010) Coauthor(s): Malia Mason, Joe Magee, Ko Kuwabara, Louise Nind

The False Enforcement of Unpopular Norms In American Journal of Sociology (2009) Coauthor(s): Robb Willer, Ko Kuwabara, Michael Macey

Culture, Identity, and Structure in Social Exchange: A Web-based Trust Experiment in the United States and Japan In Social Psychology Quarterly (2007) Coauthor(s): Ko Kuwabara, Robb Willer, Michael Macy, Rie Mashima, Shigeru Terai, Toshio Yamagishi

Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself: Fear of Fear, Fear of Greed and Gender Effects in Two-Person Asymmetric Social Dilemmas In Oxford Journals (2005) Coauthor(s): Ko Kuwabara

Do Reputation Systems Undermine Trust? In Working Paper (2011) Coauthor(s): Ko Kuwabara

When Trust Backfires: Trust and Trust Repair after Trust Violations In Working Paper (2011) Coauthor(s): Ko Kuwabara, Sonja Vogt

Temporal Dynamics of Social Exchange and the Development of Solidarity: "Testing the Waters" vs. "Taking a Leap of Faith" In Working paper (2011) Coauthor(s): Ko Kuwabara, Oliver Sheldon