Dr. Richard Larrick

Professor

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Biography

Richard P. Larrick is the Hanes Corporation Foundation Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. His research focuses on decision-making processes at the individual, group, and organizational levels, with a particular emphasis on environmental decision-making, negotiation, goal-setting, and strategies to help mitigate biases in judgment. Larrick’s notable work examines the limitations of intuitive decision-making and investigates how collaborative decision-making can be enhanced through effective averaging of multiple opinions. He has published numerous articles in prominent journals including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Management Science, and Psychological Review. Larrick has contributed significantly to the understanding of environmental decision-making, particularly in relation to fuel consumption metrics and energy efficiency. He teaches core courses on leadership and management and has experience advising executive education programs. Larrick is an incoming president of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making and has served on editorial boards for multiple academic journals. Prior to joining Duke in 2001, Larrick held faculty positions at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, earning his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1991 and a B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 1986.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2001-01-01 — Present

Duke University • Durham, NC

Teaching and researching in the fields of management and decision making.

Assistant Professor

1993-01-01 — 2001-01-01

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Taught courses in management and decision making.

Assistant Professor

1991-01-01 — 1993-01-01

Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Conducted research and taught in the field of decision making.

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)