Happiness - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

Working PapersFeeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior Authors:Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn Abstract While lay intuitions and pop psychology suggest that helping others leads to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle

relationships. The study offers new ideas for quiet quitters who are contemplating the meaning of happiness and fulfillment amid pandemic burnout. In addition to Norton, the authors include HBS doctoral student Hanne Collins, HBS... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.

Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

How Will You Measure Your Life?

In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a powerful speech to the Harvard Business School's graduating class. Drawing upon his business research, he offered a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He used... View Details

24 Oct 2023
HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

entire business upside down. We all want to work in places that are happy and polite, but there are expectations for performance, so if you cannot find ways of motivating people to bring their very, very best, your business sooner or... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

16 Feb 2024
Research & Ideas

Is Your Workplace Biased Against Introverts?

passion “can end up affecting your work performance negatively because you’re more emotionally exhausted,” Jachimowicz says. You Might Also Like: Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It More Proof That Money Can Buy View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

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Capital Management Green Transition & Technology Greenbelt Capital Partners GreenBridge Greenhouse Capital Partners Greyhound Capital Grid United GTXN Guggenheim Partners Gwinnett County Public Schools H H-E-B H.I.G. Capital Habitas Hadley Family Capital Hakluyt & Co... View Details

31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016

June 2016 Medical Care Vaccination Rates Are Associated with Functional Proximity but Not Base Proximity of Vaccination Clinics By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and Gwendolyn I. Reynolds Abstract—Background: Routine annual... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

doesn’t affect kids’ happiness in adulthood is really important.” The results probed whether adult children of employed moms are as happy as those of stay-at-home moms, and found that daughters’ and sons’... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

23 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers

keep you happy here?’ That may reveal that someone has caregiving responsibilities that limit their scheduling flexibility; maybe they fear that revealing that they have a special needs child may undermine their chances for promotion. Now... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

09 Nov 2023
HBS Case

What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?

text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US. You can also call 800-273-8255. You Might Also Like: Cold Call: Can Robin Williams’ Son Help Other Families Heal Addiction and Depression? Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Health

30 May 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

2017 Advances in Strategic Management Geography, Location, and Strategy By: Alcácer, Juan, Bruce Kogut, Catherine Thomas, and Bernard Yin Yeung, eds. Abstract—Changes in both technology and global political economy have vastly accelerated the pace of globalization in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Employers Favor Men

Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults What do you think? Have you discriminated or been discriminated against because of gender beliefs? How would you coach a hiring officer through this trap? View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 Dec 2023
Book

HBS Faculty Books of 2023: Find Happiness, Fix Things, and Fail Well

in her book, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well.Also: Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You So many executives... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

2022
Book

From Strength to Strength: Finding Meaning, Success, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

By: Arthur C. Brooks

Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our... View Details

Keywords: Aging; Meaning In Life; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Success; Happiness; Satisfaction

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21 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

in those buildings (senseless). The majority of participants, 66 percent, thought Naomi’s life was still meaningful if she was counting bricks in buildings, so long as she was happy doing it. However, only 36 percent of participants found... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

situations where the threat to survival rolls on monotonously day after day. This is because planning automatically implies a future, and this future is frequently in doubt.” Crisis leaders must motivate people past that doubt—not by View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

28 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need

offerings now, with the goal of attracting and retaining talent and keeping workers happy and healthy, which will boost productivity and improve the bottom line. Mental health issues impact work COVID-19 highlighted the fact that workers... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023

BalanceYounger workers are rejecting the idea of sticking with one employer for the long haul and are instead finding happiness by job-hopping and creating dramatically different boundaries with work. In a new book, Christina M. Wallace... View Details