People

How do you introduce yourself?
I’m a Professor at the Department of Strategy and Management at the Norwegian School of Economics, and an affiliated researcher at CWWH

What is on your research agenda right now?
Currently, huge piles of happiness-related projects are on my desk. Right now, the topic of time is probably what occupies me the most.

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
The stars are perfectly aligned: Almost all my current research projects are either directly or indirectly linked to the Center.

What makes you happy?
Being with my family, travelling, experiencing new stuff (food, places, music, people) and not least; researching happiness at CWWH.

How do you introduce yourself?
My passion is contributing to people's inner growth. I thrive on bridging theory and practice—through research, teaching, and working with managers and organizations. To me, these form a whole; none are sufficient on their own.

What is on your research agenda right now?
My research is centered on inner development at work, exploring three key areas: posttraumatic growth, the role of connection in leadership, and mindfulness in organizations.

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
This research sheds light on fundamental aspects of well-being, including how individuals grow through adversity, how people cultivate greater presence and empathy at work, and how leaders build authentic, resilient relationships.

What makes you happy?
I find happiness in the gaps of everyday life. These in-between moments create a sense of presence, freedom, and possibility. There, a tingling feeling of joy rises in my belly.

How do you introduce yourself?
Professor Jordan Etkin

What is on your research agenda right now?
My current research focuses on goals, motivation, and personal resources (time, money, etc.). One question I am particularly interesting in is what motivates people to quantify their personal behaviors or time expenditures, and the implications of doing so (e.g., for happiness and wellbeing).

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
Ultimately, people want to be happy, so most goals that people set, things that they do, or outcomes they are motivated to achieve, serve this broader goal of experiencing happiness and wellbeing. By studying things like how track and manage themselves and their personal resources, in the service of their goals, we can uncover important insights about how these types of phenomena undermine or contribute to wellbeing.

What makes you happy?
My children, my husband, our dog Zoe; Traveling, being outdoors, long walks with friends, playing tennis; cooking and eating, learning about and drinking good wine!

How do you introduce yourself?
I am a judgment and decision-making researcher. I run experiments to study things people do, believe, and prefer.

What is on your research agenda right now?
Right now, I am studying who people are more likely to cheat, discrepancies between beliefs and reality, and how people think about time.

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
How people think about time influences many consequential decisions, including those related to psychological well-being.

What makes you happy?
Street food, museums, and discussing ideas with friends.

How do you introduce yourself?
I started out as a health economist, then moved on to experimental and behavioral economics, and thereafter genoeconomics, and I’m now mainly working on metascience.

What is on your research agenda right now?
Mainly work on how to evaluate and improve the credibility of science, also referred to as metascience.

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
Credible science will make the taxpayers happier.

What makes you happy?
Thinking about retirement.

How do you introduce yourself?
My name is Olivia Kim, and I am a 4th year PhD student at NHH.

What is on your research agenda right now?
I am currently finishing up my dissertation, titled ‘Happiness and Morality’ where I have 4 articles related to topics of morality, well-being, and happiness.

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
I am also working on some projects related to i-frame and s-frame policies, and my projects in general deal with questions of self-other relationships and evaluations related to well-being goals.

What makes you happy?
Spending time with people I care about and having new experiences makes me happiest, and when those are combined, that is probably the best

How do you introduce yourself?
My name is ... and last job was as Professor of Philosophy and Management at Copenhagen School of Management

What is on your research agenda right now?
I am currently a visiting researcher at Ca Foscari University in Venice where I am investigating the possible role of Peosin in entrepreneurship. It is a development of a conference I organized/took part in on trade in November 2024

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
I believe that contact with different forms of art and poetry can help us find doors into that mysterious thing we call “happiness”. For example, this is how SSE students connected with art and world-famous artist Michelangelo Pistoletto in November in the Atrium

What makes you happy?
Philosophizing with SSE students...that's what I do in the course:
Business Philosophy BE924..... warmly welcome

How do you introduce yourself?
I work as a physician within Region Stockholm and as a researcher at Karolinska Institutet, where I also serve as the director of the Center for Social Sustainability.

What is on your research agenda right now?
My current research explores the links between music, natural environments, and health, as well as how urban planning can integrate health insights. I also study socioeconomic factors in sustainable behavior, the effects of psychedelics and mind-body techniques on health, and the ethical challenges of AI in healthcare.

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness?
Our research connects to Wellbeing, Welfare, and Happiness by exploring how urban planning, music, and natural environments impact well-being. We also examine the role of mindsets in sustainable behavior and analyze the risks and opportunities of AI in relation to well-being.

What makes you happy?
My children & wife, family, friends, music, art, nature, adventures, and the opportunity to work as a physician, researcher and writer.

How do you introduce yourself?
I am a researcher at heart. Primarily I look at how consumers respond to various forms of digital communication, particularly in social media. In doing so, I investigate various forms of marketing, but also political communication and more nefarious content such as disinformation.

What is on your research agenda right now?
I’m currently working on projects related to influencer marketing, propaganda surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and a large study on product returns in e-commerce. Additionally, I’m collaborating with the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare, and Happiness on a project exploring the relationship between happiness and perceptions of income levels.

How do you see your research connecting to the Center for Wellbeing Welfare and Happiness? Beyond the happiness and income study, I’m also examining how social media and disinformation contribute to stress and unhappiness. At the same time, I’m exploring interventions that could help mitigate these negative effects.

What makes you happy?
To see my family thrive.

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