Matthew Lawrence Stanley

Dr. Matthew Lawrence Stanley is a PYP Assistant Professor at the NUS Business School (National University of Singapore), where he teaches management and business ethics. He holds a PhD in Psychology & Neuroscience from Duke University and employs interdisciplinary methods from organizational behavior, social psychology, philosophy, and behavioral economics to address critical ethical questions.

His research focuses on understanding how individuals and organizations perpetuate unfair treatment despite moral intentions. Key areas include

• Mechanisms of workplace exploitation
• Impact of positive stereotypes on inequality
• Linguistic framing of moral transgressions
• Memory biases in ethical self-perception

His recent publications examine topics such as mechanistic dehumanization in labor exploitation, heroization’s role in occupational inequality, and linguistic strategies affecting moral judgments. His work has appeared in high-impact journals like Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, with media coverage by the BBC, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal.

Teaching evaluations highlight his excellence in graduate-level courses on Managerial Ethics and Foundations of Management, where he integrates evidence-based insights to foster ethical decision-making in professional contexts.

Scientific awards: No specific honors listed in the provided text.