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  • September 28, 2021
  • Editorial

A Guide to Implementing the 4-Day Workweek

By: A.V. Whillans and Charlotte Lockhart
As organizations continue to explore a variety of flexible work options, one promising avenue is the four-day workweek: The standard 40 hours per week is reduced to 32 hours, with the same pay and the same productivity expectations. Research suggests reducing hours can... View Details
Keywords: Workweek; Stress; Employees; Health; Performance Productivity; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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  • 08 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 8, 2008

investments in natural resources, processing, and services in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. This edition has been specially revised for the Greek market, reflecting the historical importance of merchants within the Greek business system. Spending Money on Others... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Sep 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Feeling Good about Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior

Keywords: by Lalin Anik, Lara B. Aknin, Michael I. Norton & Elizabeth W. Dunn
  • 05 Jul 2018
  • News

How to Manage an Employee Who’s Having a Personal Crisis

  • 13 Feb 2024
  • HBS Seminar

Stijn van Osselaer, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

  • 23 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

rates, risk-aversion, and the influence of employers and neighbors. Download the working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-071.pdf Happiness Adaptation to Income beyond 'Basic Needs' Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Mar 2020
  • News

Patent protection should take a backseat in a crisis

  • 05 Jul 2006
  • Working Paper Summaries

Maximizing Joint Gains: Transaction Utility Within and Between Groups

Keywords: by Stephen Garcia, Max H. Bazerman & Dale Miller
  • 03 Jul 2018
  • News

What George Washington Can Teach Us On July 4

  • May 2021 (Revised September 2021)
  • Case

CPE and SUS Environmental: You've Got to Know When to Hold 'Em

By: Josh Lerner and Franko Jira
In July 2016, Di Yang and Grace Guo of the leading Chinese private equity group CPE faced a dilemma—a happy dilemma, but a challenge nonetheless. CPE’s investment in the waste-to-energy firm SUS Environment had proved to be exceedingly successful. This success had... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Private Equity; Financial Liquidity; Investment Return; Growth and Development
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  • 10 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

they would feel compelled to execute against. Q: Another aspect of collaboration that Robertson discusses in the case is interpersonal harmony. Why was it complicated to get along? A: In business we have the notion that we can create a healthy innovation dynamic where... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music
  • 12 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

  Working PapersColonial Land Tenure, Electoral Competition and Public Goods in India Authors:Abhijit Banerjee and Lakshmi Iyer No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-062.pdf Rewriting History Authors:Alexander... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Nov 2021
  • Op-Ed

Can Our Parenting Struggles Make Us Better Leaders?

I’m not just a professor and business consultant; I’m also a parent to two kids. As I’ve often mused, the challenges leaders face at home and at work aren’t necessarily all that different. In particular, both contexts leave leaders struggling between their desire to... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Air Transportation
  • 18 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

  Working PapersAn Exploration of the Japanese Slowdown during the 1990s Author:Diego A. Comin No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-065.pdf (When) Are Religious People Nicer? Religious Salience and the 'Sunday... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Article

Petting Away Pre-exam Stress: The Effect of Therapy Dog Sessions on Student Well-being

By: Emma Ward-Griffin, Patrick Klaiber, Hanne Collins, Rhea L. Owens, Stanley Coren and Frances S Chen
Recently, many universities have implemented programmes in which therapy dogs and their handlers visit college campuses. Despite the immense popularity of therapy dog sessions, few randomized studies have empirically tested the efficacy of such programmes. The present... View Details
Keywords: Well-being; Happiness
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Prosocial Spending and Buying Time: Money as a Tool for Increasing Subjective Well-Being

By: Elizabeth Dunn, A.V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton and Lara B. Aknin
Researchers have long been interested in the relationship between income and happiness, but a newer wave of work suggests that how people use their money also matters. We discuss the three primary areas in which psychologists have explored the relationship... View Details
Keywords: Wellbeing; Money; Spending; Decision Making; Happiness; Well-being
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  • 01 Apr 2022
  • News

How Can Individual People Most Help Ukraine?

  • 30 Mar 2021
  • News

Remote Work Isn’t Going Anywhere. Here’s How You Can Still Succeed

    Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

    In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances. Drawing on cutting-edge science and their years of helping people translate... View Details
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    Prejudice and Bias ; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms ; Happiness ; Working Conditions ; Safety Citation Find at Harvard Read Now Purchase Related Heese, Jonas, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, and Andreya Pérez Silva. "Human Bias in the... View Details