The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 2, 2020

Stress is at almost epidemic levels in the workplace, so employers the world over are looking for effective and efficient ways of buffering stress levels among workers. The researchers examined the use of indoor plants in supporting the mental health of workers who are not traditionally exposed to greenery in their work.

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Hawthorne Effect Productivity Products Stress 92

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2016

An estimated 21% of carbon emissions in the United States are attributable to companies, and yet to date there is scant research on how to make firm operations more efficient in terms of reducing pollution. For many years, teams at Virgin Atlantic have been testing ways to motivate efficient decision-making in the cockpit.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2017

Another example I often give concerns the use of fuel- and carbon-efficient flight practices in the airline industry. All four groups increased their implementation of fuel-efficient behaviors. It’s a well-documented social-science finding called the Hawthorne effect.) The result? An estimated cost savings of $5.37

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