March 24, 2008

The Power of Nice

Two recent studies indicate that being nice is a competitive advantage. A study in the journal Nature finds that people who punish others the least earn the biggest rewards in repeated interactions. Also, people are happier spending money on others instead of on themselves, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School. (Freakonomics.)

Related reading: The Power of Nice.

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