Ads tell us about attractive new offerings we might want to try. But it could be they also make us feel discontent with what we currently have--and diminish our sense of well-being in the process. When researchers looked at survey data on the life satisfaction of nearly a million people in 27 European countries and compared it with the annual ad spending in those nations, they found an inverse relationship between the two. When ad spending went up, national happiness went down.
A new study looked at what happens when auto owners get ratings on their driving immediately from an app. The surprising finding? Their driving usually gets worse.
According to new study led by a professor from Erasmus University, body language sways potential investors more than technical explanations or figurative language do.
When researchers tracked the performance of 444 celebrated U.S. CEOs, they discovered that companies run by MBAs underperformed the rest. The reason? The MBAs were more likely to engage in risky strategies. And while those strategies led to temporary gains, which increased the CEOs' compensation, they hurt the companies in the long run.
Researchers who examined data from a longitudinal study of Americans age 50 and older have found that mortality rates for people who retired at 66 were 11% lower than those of people who retired at 65. Could work be the secret to longevity?
New research on recent graduates of the top U.S. MBA programs suggests that the prevailing wisdom about establishing a specialty may be misguided. Jacks-of-all-trades tended to get more job offers and bigger signing bonuses, the study showed.
New research reveals that when people don't examine the ethical practices of the companies making the products they buy, they feel hostile toward consumers who do.
We've long sensed that spending time in green landscapes soothes and restores us. Now new research reveals that people benefit from simply looking at nature--for remarkably short periods of time.