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Despite a large body of positive psychological research into the relationship between happiness and productivity, [1] [2] [3] happiness at work has traditionally been seen as a potential by-product of positive outcomes at work, rather than a pathway to business success. Happiness in the workplace is usually dependent on the work environment.
The economics of happiness or happiness economics is the theoretical, qualitative and quantitative study of happiness and quality of life, including positive and negative affects, well-being, [1] life satisfaction and related concepts – typically tying economics more closely than usual with other social sciences, like sociology and psychology, as well as physical health.
In a 2008 article economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers state that “the core of the Easterlin paradox lies in Easterlin’s failure to isolate statistically significant relationships between average levels of happiness and economic growth through time,” and present time series evidence of a significant positive statistical ...
The relationships between gainful employment and quality of life and satisfaction with life suggest that job satisfaction, as its own domain of happiness, is best achieved through gainful employment and is a necessary yet insufficient component of living a fulfilled and happy enough life.
The economics of happiness, a closely related field, focuses specifically on the connection between economic phenomena and individual happiness. [142] One of its findings is the Easterlin paradox : within a given country, people with higher income tend to be happier than those with lower income, yet overall happiness does not trend upward as ...
Despite a large body of positive psychological research into the relationship between happiness and productivity, [289] [290] [291] happiness at work has traditionally been seen as a potential by-product of positive outcomes at work, rather than a pathway to success in business. However a growing number of scholars, including Boehm and ...
Why are people in Nordic countries so happy? Experts from Finland and Denmark share their countries' secrets and why "happiness is not just about the emotional part."
A positive relationship has been suggested between the volume of the brain's gray matter in the right precuneus area and one's subjective happiness score. [ 54 ] Sonja Lyubomirsky has estimated that 50 percent of a given human's happiness level could be genetically determined, 10 percent is affected by life circumstances and situation, and a ...