Aug 1, 2014
Booth Research Shows Effect of Befriending the ‘Enemy’

Imagine the United Nations throwing together a summer camp for all members to actually sit down and get to know each other—could that be the key to world peace? A new study out of the Booth School of Business has found that befriending one member of an ‘enemy’ group can predict long-term attitudes toward whole group. According to findings by Professor Jane Risen and Booth doctoral student Juliana Schroeder that may at least be a start to setting aside global differences. Continue reading…