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  • 25 May 2011
  • HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

It's a much believed assumption in the retail world: If you're going to compete on the basis of low cost, then you can't afford to invest in your employees. Extensive training—who has the time to give? Regularly scheduled hours?—way too inflexible. Benefits?—forget it!... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • 14 Sep 2023
  • Video

Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey in Conversation: Build the Life You Want

  • 1 PM – 2 PM EDT, 28 Sep 2022
  • Virtual Programming

From Strength to Strength: A Pre-Reunion Virtual Program with Arthur Brooks

How can you ensure happiness as you age? Join HBS professor Arthur Brooks for a special pre-reunion virtual program organized by reunion volunteers for all 2022 Fall Reunion classes. In this program, Brooks will share key points from his new book, including his roadmap... View Details

    Ashley V. Whillans

    Ashley Whillans is the Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where she teaches the Motivation and Incentives course to MBA students. Professor Whillans earned her PhD in Social Psychology from the University of... View Details

    • 17 Dec 2015
    • News

    Beware the rule-following co-worker, Harvard study warns

    • 15 Sep 2011
    • News

    Three Ways to Turn Setbacks into Progress

    • 15 Sep 2013
    • News

    Masters in Management: Spending wisely

    • August 2020
    • Article

    Does Spending Money on Others Promote Happiness? A Registered Replication Report

    By: Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Jason Proulx, Iris Lok and Michael I. Norton
    Research indicates that spending money on others—prosocial spending—leads to greater happiness than spending money on oneself (e.g., Dunn, Aknin, & Norton, 2008, 2014). These findings have received widespread attention because they offer insight into why people engage... View Details
    Keywords: Prosocial Spending; Generosity; Well-being; Replication; Happiness; Behavior; Spending
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    Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Jason Proulx, Iris Lok, and Michael I. Norton. "Does Spending Money on Others Promote Happiness? A Registered Replication Report." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 119, no. 2 (August 2020).
    • 30 Aug 2016
    • First Look

    August 30, 2016

    Psychology Time, Money, and Happiness By: Mogilner, Cassie, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—We highlight recent research examining how people should manage their most precious resources—time and money—to maximize their happiness. Contrary... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 30 Oct 2021
    • News

    How Men and Women Treat Deadlines in the Workplace Differently

    • 05 Dec 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

    Social Psychology Bulletin The Amount and Source of Millionaires' Wealth (Moderately) Predicts Their Happiness By: Donnelly, Grant Edward, Tianyi Zheng, Emily Haisley, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Two samples of more than 4,000... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

      Rafael M. Di Tella

      I received my first degree in Economics in 1990 from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina and a D.Phil in Economics from Oxford University in 1996. After a short stay in Argentina I joined Harvard Business School in July 1997, where I... View Details

      Keywords: broadcasting; state government
      • 2013
      • Article

      Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal

      By: Lara B. Aknin, Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Justine Burns, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James and Michael I. Norton
      This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In Study 1, survey data from 136 countries were examined... View Details
      Keywords: Prosocial Spending; Psychological Universal; Prosocial Behavior; Well-being; Happiness; Spending; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Canada; Uganda; South Africa; India
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      Aknin, Lara B., Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Justine Burns, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James, and Michael I. Norton. "Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 104, no. 4 (April 2013): 635–652.
      • 13 May 2013
      • Blog Post

      The Social Side of an Internship

      I think I speak for most interns when I say that company sanctioned social outings can be a crucial part of getting to understand a firm’s culture. At my internship this summer, I and other interns have been exposed to lecture series, tours, barbecues and View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
      • 07 Jul 2017
      • News

      Can money buy happiness?

      • August 2023
      • Case

      Salma Qarnain: Spaceships to Broadway

      By: Leslie Perlow, Mel Martin and Hannah Weisman
      Salma Qarnain, daughter of Pakistani Muslim immigrants, is an engineer trained at Stanford and MIT. She began her career building spacecrafts but 30 years later finds herself pursuing her calling, acting on Broadway. The case explores Qarnain’s career path, family... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Happiness; Identity; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Theater Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Talent and Talent Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Aerospace Industry; United States; New York (city, NY); Boston; California
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      Perlow, Leslie, Mel Martin, and Hannah Weisman. "Salma Qarnain: Spaceships to Broadway." Harvard Business School Case 424-018, August 2023.
      • 15 Jul 2014
      • Blog Post

      Discovering a new organization and state as an intern

      I have a tendency to plan rather far in advance (huge understatement), so I was pretty psyched to get the MBA intern calendar from Walmart in my email prior starting my internship. Opening it was actually overwhelming- there is literally at least one training / tour /... View Details
      Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
      • 14 Mar 2021
      • News

      Kominers’s Conundrums: Procuring Perfect Pies for Pi Day

      • 06 Jul 2012
      • News

      It's Sick How Close We're Getting To A 24/7 Workweek

      • 04 Dec 2018
      • News

      The Reason Many Ultrarich People Aren’t Satisfied With Their Wealth

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