Browsing HBS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "goals and objectives"
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Getting the Most Out of Giving: Concretely Framing a Prosocial Goal Maximizes Happiness
(Elsevier, 2014-07-18)Across six field and laboratory experiments, participants assigned a more concretely-framed prosocial goal (e.g., making someone smile or increasing recycling) felt happier and reported creating greater personal happiness ... -
Specialization and Variety in Repetitive Tasks: Evidence from a Japanese Bank
(INFORMS, 2012)Sustaining operational productivity in the completion of repetitive tasks is critical to many organizations' success. Yet research points to two different work-design-related strategies for accomplishing this goal: ...