July – August 2008
Article
Harvard Business Review

Help Employees Give Away Some of That Bonus

By: Michael I. Norton and Elizabeth W. Dunn

Format:Print
| Pages:1

Abstract

Employees who spend some or all of their bonuses on others-thereby creating what the authors call a "prosocial" workplace-are happier as a result. Managers can enhance that effect by providing opportunities to share the wealth.

Keywords

Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Behavior; Happiness

Citation

Norton, Michael I., and Elizabeth W. Dunn. "Help Employees Give Away Some of That Bonus." HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008): 27.