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  • 07 Jul 2020
  • Working Paper Summaries
  • Working Knowledge

COVID-19 and the Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action

by Ashley Whillans and 28 coauthors
Assembling a large, diverse team of researchers to make sense of COVID-19’s impact on issues of work and organizational psychology, this project explores changes that are unfolding for practitioners and human resources professionals.
  • 05 Oct 2020
  • Book
  • Working Knowledge

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

by Dina Gerdeman
Enjoying life requires time, but too often we willingly give it away in pursuit of money and career. Ashley Whillans shows how to restore the proper balance.
  • 29 Nov 2021
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

by Rachel Kim Raczka
Working late again? Research by Ashley Whillans and colleagues shows how incentive pay encourages workers to think of downtime as wasted time.
  • 07 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

by Kristen Senz
How will COVID-19 change collaboration? Leslie Perlow and Ashley Whillans explore the tactics that helped and hindered newly remote teams in 2020.
  • 16 Nov 2021
  • HBS Case
  • Working Knowledge

How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves

by Michael Blanding
Aggressive downsizing at France Télécom culminated in 19 employee suicides. Case studies by Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans show how mistreating workers can have deadly consequences.
  • 11 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

by Michael Blanding
It takes more than grit to succeed in a world rife with systemic inequity. So why don't we tell children that? Research by Ashley Whillans and colleagues shows how honest talk about social barriers could empower kids to break them down.
  • 13 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

by Dina Gerdeman
...Ashley Whillans and colleagues offer managers solutions to ease the stress many employees are experiencing in the new workplace.
  • 28 Jan 2019
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

by Dina Gerdeman
In today's tight job market, employers must focus on how to attract and keep top talent. Giving away stacks of money may not always be the best incentive, warns Ashley Whillans.
  • 05 Jan 2021
  • Cold Call Podcast
  • Working Knowledge

Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

Re: Ashley V. Whillans
...from behavioral science? Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans describes the experience of Chief Executive Michael Sanders’ at the UK’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, as he led a research program aimed at improving the morale of social workers in her case, “The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being.”...
  • 31 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

by Dina Gerdeman
Depressed employees are up to five times more likely to experience work-related problems than employees with chronic physical illnesses. So why aren't employers helping them? asks Ashley Whillans.
  • 08 Mar 2022
  • Cold Call Podcast
  • Working Knowledge

France Telecom: Corporate Restructuring and Employee Well-Being

Re: Cynthia A. Montgomery & Ashley V. Whillans
...to one where the physical and mental wellbeing of some employees became increasingly fragile. Did corporate leaders push employees too far, creating unacceptable levels of stress and unhappiness? Professors Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans discuss some fundamental tensions between the pressures...
  • 13 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

by Dina Gerdeman
In an age of time scarcity, buying our way out of the negative moments in the day is an important key to happiness, according to research by Ashley V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Paul Smeets, and Rene Bekkers.
  • 14 Mar 2018
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

Feeling Stressed? Try Sniffing Your Romantic Partner's Shirt

by Carmen Nobel
Attention business travelers: Reducing on-the-road stress might be as simple as tucking a loved one’s t-shirt into your suitcase, according to new research by Marlise Hofer, Hanne K. Collins, Ashley V. Whillans, and Frances S. Chen.
  • 09 Oct 2018
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

Dina Gerdeman
...for the best ways to reward employees. In an upcoming Compensation and Benefits Review piece, Ashley V. Whillans and colleagues explore whether cash is truly the best motivator to encourage the most hard-working employees to stick around. Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for...
  • 12 Feb 2019
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Dina Gerdeman
...anxiety among employees can be costly for the workplace, both in terms of medical costs as well as costs resulting from lost productivity and missed days at work. In a forthcoming article in International Journal of Human Resource Management, Ashley Whillans and colleagues explore whether a...
  • 15 May 2018
  • First Look
  • Working Knowledge

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

Dina Gerdeman
...out, choosing time over money has emotional benefits that can enhance a person’s well-being. Ashley V. Whillans and Alice Lee-Yoon examine the value people place on their time, plus they take a look at the emotional costs of treating the value of time just like money in a paper scheduled to be...
  • 19 Dec 2022
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2022

by Danielle Kost
Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message? It takes more than grit to succeed in a world rife with systemic inequity. So why don't we tell children that? Research by Ashley Whillans and colleagues shows how honest talk about social barriers could empower kids to break them down. And
  • 20 Oct 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills
  • Working Knowledge

Steps to Help You Get Out of Your Own Way

by Sean Silverthorne
money and career. Ashley Whillans shows how to restore the proper balance. Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?Behavioral scientist and professor Francesca Gino explores the unexpected forces that often keep people from following through with their plans, both professional and personal. Hard
  • 15 Dec 2021
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021

by Danielle Kost
by Cynthia Montgomery and Ashley Whillans show how mistreating workers can have deadly consequences. 6. Dying to Lead: How Reaching the Top Can Kill You Sooner A study of General Electric employees by Tom Nicholas shows how the stress of chasing professional success can shorten an executive's life.
  • 21 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas
  • Working Knowledge

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
that weigh them down—whether personal or work-related, says Assistant Professor of Business Administration Ashley Whillans. If colleagues try to schedule meetings during that time, say “no,” and turn off alerts so you’re not getting pinged with messages while trying to focus. “Protect that time at all