Overview

Research on happiness has steadily increased over the last decade, with different streams of inquiry converging into what has come to be known as 'modern happiness studies' (MHS). In this book, Alejo José G. Sison draws on the latest research in economics and psychology as well as Aristotelian virtue ethics to show why happiness is the ultimate value proposition for business. Using non-technical language and a number of illustrative vignettes, he proposes ways for businesses to cultivate the virtues, providing advice on production and service enhancement, customer satisfaction, employee well-being and overall organizational wellness. This book will appeal to a wide readership, including graduate students and researchers in business ethics, moral philosophy and positive psychology.

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Author:   Alejo José G. Sison (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781107622715

ISBN 10:   1107622719
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   28 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Stefano Zamagni; Preface; Introduction. The ultimate value proposition; 1. Modern happiness studies and 'individual subjective wellbeing': you only get what you measure; 2. Happiness and income: how much happiness can money buy?; 3. Choice, desire and pleasure: is happiness getting what you want or wanting what you get?; 4. The biotechnology of happiness: not just a 'quick fix'; 5. Working on happiness; 6. Happiness, politics and religion: now and at the hour of our death; 7. Aristotelian virtue ethics: the forgotten philosophical tradition on happiness; Concluding chapter. Learning to be happy; Index.

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Alejo José G. Sison is Professor in the Philosophy Department, Universidad de Navarra, Spain, where his research deals with issues at the juncture of ethics, economics and politics. He was President of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) from 2009 to 2012.

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