A Broken Social Contract
The subjective experience of a broken social contract shapes anti-establishment sentiment, trust institutions, and support for radical change.
Hi, I’m Dean Baltiansky.
A behavioral data scientist specializing in trust and organizational behavior.
About
I’m a behavioral data scientist studying how people build trust in one another, their leaders, and the institutions around them. My work examines how managers’ worldviews shape their leadership style, how societal beliefs inform competition and cooperation, and how perceived organizational values can strengthen or erode institutional legitimacy.
I design and analyze experiments, longitudinal surveys, and text-based models to translate intuitive beliefs and social dynamics into measurable patterns. Using advanced statistical modeling, I build reproducible workflows that turn complex behavioral data into clear, actionable insights for practitioners and organizations.
Selected work
Class Zero-Sum Beliefs
The belief that upper-class gains come at the expense of the working-class informs class solidarity and support for redistributive policy.
Managerial Dominance
Those who believe that the world is a competitive jungle underestimate relationship harm of dominance; informing their dominant leadership style.
