Happy employees are more productive, research shows

Nov 13, 2019

A team at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School has produced evidence of what many people have long suspected – happy employees do a better job. Image: Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash

Douglas Broom

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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