How Mattering Maps Affect Behavior

We are very committed to what other people think of us, and as a result, mattering maps’ have a strong influence on our behavior. In principle, there is a mattering map for any person, social environment and for society as a whole, and because each person usually to more than one social group – at work, family, friends, these groups and the mattering maps are, they often overlap. Ring mat cards can be a source of misery for some, but given the realities of human nature … Read more »

We are very committed to what other people think of us, and as a result, mattering maps’ have a strong influence on our behavior. In principle, there is a mattering map for any person, social environment and for society as a whole, and because each person usually to more than one social group – at work, family, friends, these groups and the mattering maps are, they often overlap. Ring mat cards can be a source of misery for some, but given the realities of human nature, they can not be avoided. The authors show that in the end, they both allow the greatest achievements of mankind, if we outdo one another in things that are constructive to compete and our greatest follies when we compete on activities that are wasteful or destructive.

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George Loewenstein,
Karl Moene
Source: Rotman School of Management
5 pages.
Release Date: 1 September 2009. Prod #: ROT089-PDF-ENG
How mattering maps affect behavior HBR case solution