Happiness and virtue ethics in business
Subtitle: the ultimate value proposition
By: Alejo José G. Sison
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781107044630
Subjects: Economic aspects; Economics; Well-being; Happiness; Psychological aspects
Description: 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, and proposes ways for businesses to cultivate the virtues, providing advice on production and service enhancement, customer satisfaction, employee well-being, and overall organizational wellness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the ultimate value proposition; title: Modern happiness studies and "individual subjective wellbeing" : you only get what you measure; title: Happiness and income : how much happiness can money buy?; title: Choice, desire, and pleasure : is happiness getting what you want or wanting what you get?; title: The biotechnology of happiness : not just a "quick fix"; title: Working on happiness; title: Happiness, politics, and religion : now and at the hour of our death; title: Aristotelian virtue ethics : the forgotten philosophical tradition on happiness; title: Conclusion : learning to be happy.