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  • July – August 2008
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  • Harvard Business Review

Help Employees Give Away Some of That Bonus

By: Michael I. Norton and Elizabeth W. Dunn
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:1
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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.

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Michael I. Norton

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets
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