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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Do social networks increase happiness in the workplace? Study shows benefit of social networking in the workplace. A study on social networks clarifies the doubt whether social networking sites enhance or inhibit workplace productivity. The study shows that social networks increase employee happiness. James Fowler from The University of California found that happiness is contagious for people in a social network. He found that people up to three degrees removed from one another can experience that happiness. Fowler states that others are positively affected when an individual takes control of their happiness, a chain reaction can occur. Sadness can also spread, but it takes longer to do so. Another study published in the British Medical Journal has shown that a happy friend increases a person’s chance of being happy by 9% and an unhappy friend decreases it by 7%. So for those employers who are doubting the effectiveness of social networking, know that it increases employee happiness, and a happy employee is a productive employee! Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-06-21 12:25:06 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged happiness, social networking, employee satisfaction: · [People with balanced time perspective more likely to call themselves content] · [Fear of losing job causes dissatisfaction and lack of commitment] · [Giving people rewards uncovers true motivations] · [Second-guessing your decisions leads to unhappiness] · [U.S. Gross Domestic Happiness on the down-swing] · [The dark side of oxytocin: it is not all about trust and cuddling] · [Supporting your customer service team: Positive feelings improve consumer decision- making] · [Happiness: the neglected role of job design] · [A bad job has the same harmful impact on mental health as having no job at all] · [People with low self-esteem show more signs of prejudice] · [Future offenses cause more intense feelings than past actions] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn â–¸ Top stories today via @ncrtopemployers @yourworkplace @health_nexus - about 15 hours ago + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: RT @TheEditionEA: A Top Employee Quit: 5 Lessons Learned http://t.co/6R0zVBzL #HR #recruitment - about 17 hours ago wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn â–¸ Top stories today via @hn_top_employer @hriq @skilven @sanddunes08 - 1:08pm May 16, 2012 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Seneca College, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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