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  Harvard professor who studies dishonesty is accused of tampering with
  data Francesca Gino, a prominent behavioral science professor at
  Harvard Business School, has been accused of fabricating data in
  studies than span over a decade, and most recently in 2020.

[63]Education

Harvard professor who studies dishonesty is accused of falsifying data

  June 26, 20231:15 PM ET
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  Francesca Gino has been teaching at Harvard Business School for 13
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  Francesca Gino has been teaching at Harvard Business School for 13
  years.
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  Francesca Gino, a prominent professor at Harvard Business School known
  for researching dishonesty and unethical behavior, has been accused of
  submitting work that contained falsified results.

  Gino has authored dozens of captivating studies in the field of
  behavioral science — consulting for some of the world's biggest
  companies like Goldman Sachs and Google, as well as dispensing advice
  on news outlets, like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and
  even [67]NPR.

  But over the past two weeks, several people, including a colleague,
  came forward with claims that Gino tampered with data in at least four
  papers.
  [68]Harvard releases report detailing its ties to slavery, plans to
  issue reparations

[69]Race

[70]Harvard releases report detailing its ties to slavery, plans to issue
reparations

  Gino is currently on administrative leave. Harvard Business School
  declined to comment on when that decision was made as well as the
  allegations in general.

  In a statement shared on [71]LinkedIn, the professor said she was aware
  of the claims but did not deny or admit to any wrongdoing.

  "As I continue to evaluate these allegations and assess my options, I
  am limited into what I can say publicly," Gino wrote on Saturday. "I
  want to assure you that I take them seriously and they will be
  addressed."

  The scandal was first reported by [72]The Chronicle of Higher Education
  earlier this month. According to the news outlet, over the past year,
  Harvard had been investigating a series of papers involving Gino.
  [73]University Of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarizing
  Part Of Speech

[74]Education

[75]University Of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarizing Part Of
Speech

  The university found that in a 2012 paper, it appeared someone had
  added and altered figures in its database, Max H. Bazerman, a Harvard
  Business School professor who collaborated with Gino in the past, told
  The Chronicle.

  The study itself looked at whether honesty in tax and insurance
  paperwork differed between participants who were asked to sign
  truthfulness declarations at the top of the page versus at the bottom.
  The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which had
  published the [76]research, has retracted it.

  Shortly after the story, [77]DataColada, a group of three
  investigators, came forward with similar accusations. After examining a
  number of Gino's works, the team said they found evidence of fraud
  spanning over a decade, most recently in 2020.
  [78]Acclaimed Harvard Scientist Is Arrested, Accused Of Lying About
  Ties To China

[79]Law

[80]Acclaimed Harvard Scientist Is Arrested, Accused Of Lying About Ties To
China

  "Specifically, we wrote a report about four studies for which we had
  accumulated the strongest evidence of fraud. We believe that many more
  Gino-authored papers contain fake data. Perhaps dozens," DataColada
  wrote.

  The group said they shared their concerns with Harvard Business School
  in 2021.

  Gino has [81]contributed to over a hundred academic articles around
  entrepreneurial success, promoting trust in the workforce and just last
  year published a study titled, "Case Study: What's the Right Career
  Move After a Public Failure?"
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