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The many upsides of a happy workforce
6 July 2017
There are many benefits to putting happiness at the centre of business and policy decisions, says economist Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, a professor at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School. He points to a 2014 study, which suggests that raising people’s happiness makes them more productive by between 7% and 12%.
Related publications: ‘Does work make you happy? Evidence from the World Happiness Report’, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward, Harvard Business Review, March 20, 2017