Dolly Chugh is an Assistant Professor in the Management and Organizations department at the New York University Stern School of Business. Prior to pursuing an academic career, Professor Chugh worked in both professional services and line manager roles at Morgan Stanley, Sibson & Company, Time Inc., Scholastic Inc. and Merrill Lynch.  Professor Chugh received her B.A. from Cornell University where she earned a double major in Psychology and Economics in 1990, an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior / Social Psychology from Harvard University in 2006.

Professor Chugh’s research focuses on the psychological constraints on the quality of decision-making with ethical import, a phenomenon known as “bounded ethicality,” (Chugh, Banaji, and Bazerman, 2005). As part of this work, she is interested in the “stereotype tax,” the practical costs borne by holders, as opposed to targets, of unintended racial bias. She is particularly interested in how these psychological processes are influenced by the time-pressured and uncertain conditions of managerial and organizational life. Professor Chugh has written on these topics in the Harvard Business Review, Social Justice Research, The American Economic Review, Psychological Science, and the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.

As the economy suffers, many people may be more focused on their losses than their gains, creating a loss-framed mindset in managers, investors and consumers.   Dolly’s most recent publication in Psychological Science, with co-author Mary C. Kern, reveals that people who are trying to avoid a loss are more likely to stretch ethical boundaries than people who are trying to attain a gain.   The authors also found that people in a loss-framed mindset who were under time pressure are more likely to be less ethical.   Professor Chugh is currently researching the role of a "stereotype tax", which is the cost borne by the holder of a stereotype in decision-making.  This research was also published in the Harvard Business Review.

Professor Chugh teaches the Conflict, Collaboration, and Negotiations course to both MBAs and undergraduates and the Leadership in Organizations course.  Professor Chugh blends her experience in the business world with up-to-date academic research on ethics in creating a dynamic, experiential, and high-impact learning experience for her students.  Based on her excellent teaching ratings and the submissions of graduating students, Professor Chugh was a nominee for Professor of the Year in 2009.