happiness - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

A: It was the happy confluence of several factors. It began in 2003 when some of my large-sample empirical research with [University of Michigan professor] Jim Hines led me to think harder about moves that several firms, including Stanley... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 2025
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Giving Up on a Passion: Elizabeth Rowe at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Maisie Wiltshire-Gordon and Alexis Lefort

For 20 years, Elizabeth Rowe was a world-renowned principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But in 2024, Rowe decided to leave her position to pursue a new full-time career as a leadership coach. At 50, Rowe was well under the typical retirement age, and,... View Details

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11 Mar 2015
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How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?

however, that will never change. The best we can do is learn to understand our own mind and gradually improving our ability to get what we want—and be happy with what we get. Sidebar: Negotiation Bargaining Styles Where do you fit?... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Oct 2003
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Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

behavior—which is a stereotype—one of the things we can do is ask, "How am I really going to be perceived if I don't negotiate?" If you don't negotiate for your salary, they walk away happy that they paid you less but wonder why... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Nov 2018
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'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

findings. Another finding with technological implications is that storing and showing participants their best previous solution didn’t lead to better results. “There’s that interesting question of how much we are captives of our own past selves,” Lazer says. “We come... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

21 Nov 2016
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It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales

effectively is a governance issue as well as a prerequisite for profitable growth.” Related Reading Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Sep 2014
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Become a Value Creator

said, noting that the biggest predictor of happiness in life is good relationships. "If you have really good relationships, you have really good friends. You have people who have your back, who believe in you, who really respect you,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Dec 2012
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Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook

legal and ethical reasons, the mere act of ensuring privacy seems to suppress information disclosure. What's the solution? "Perhaps the happy medium for marketers is to protect people's privacy, but don't explicitly tell them you're doing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 26

be more complex than previously thought. While fervent believers benefit from their involvement, those with weaker beliefs are actually less happy than those who do not ascribe to any religion—atheists and agnostics. These results may... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Dec 2015
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Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice

On It? The Effects of Overnight Sleep on Subjective Preference-Based Choice, forthcoming in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. Sleeping on a decision may not lead to a happy outcome. ©iStock/vadimguzhva In order to test their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

01 Dec 2011
What Do You Think?

Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?

(New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005) Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011) Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood

temptation faced by our global audiences who were eager to watch the film as soon as it was released in India," case protagonist Rohit Sharma, head of international sales and distribution at Fox Star, says in the case. Happy Ending... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Motion Pictures & Video

22 Feb 2011
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Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

disbelieving music industry with their findings that illegal music downloads don't hurt CD sales. Oberholzer discusses what the industry should do next. A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Measure Customer Profitability Published: August 8, 2005 View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Feb 2013
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Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business

The children's classic The Polar Express tells the fanciful story of a young boy's journey to the North Pole on a train filled with chocolate and candy. But when Warner Brothers released a $165 million computer-animated version of the tale, many critics described the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Lessons from Chinese Companies’ Response to Covid-19 (Harvard Business Review) What Quarantine Can Teach You About Spending and Happiness (Wall Street Journal) Read COVID-19... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

24 Feb 2011
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What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

Depression, a time when markets were functioning poorly. We were happy to see an approach like this included in the administration's white paper. Q: What are the drawbacks of your proposal? A: One concern is that if we are going to rely... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

13 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 13, 2007

alike: (1) securing the future through innovation strategies suitable for an emerging "white coat economy" that is discovery-based; (2) pursuing happiness by addressing the connection between work and family life and reinventing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

forthcoming World Happiness Report Happiness and Prosocial Behavior: An Evaluation of the Evidence By: Aknin, Lara B., A.V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn Abstract— Humans are an... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

customers can help identify the developments to which a company might not respond. Companies tend not to go after opportunities in markets that are too small to meet their growth needs, for instance. They are often happy to shed their... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007

action by citizens and policy-makers alike: (1) securing the future through innovation strategies suitable for an emerging "white coat economy" that is discovery-based; (2) pursuing happiness by addressing the connection between... View Details