Exploring trust as the secret to happiness in Denmark, and how it can be harnessed to maximize team performance

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dc.contributor.authorMusgrave, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-23T22:56:03Z
dc.date.available2024-07-23T22:56:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractFor centuries, individuals spanning the world have been interested in the underlying factors influencing happiness.1 While some research happiness to inspire themselves or others to re-evaluate their priorities or life outlook, others study happiness with the objective of enhancing organizational performance or creating framework conditions for happier societies. Denmark is internationally recognized as being among the world’s happiest nations, and a great deal of its high ranking can be explained by the simple fact that Danes are extraordinarily trusting of each other (The Happy Danes, 2014). The high societal trust enjoyed in Denmark has positively impacted the entire nation’s social fabric – on both a national level and a much smaller scale, as trust is tied to enhanced team performance (Gur & Bjørnskov, 2014). This report uses information drawn from academic papers and government reports along with insights taken from an interview in Western Denmark to suggest the linkage of trust and happiness and to explore how trust influences delegation and team performance.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduate
dc.identifier.citationMusgrave, C. (2019). Exploring trust as the secret to happiness in Denmark, and how it can be harnessed to maximize team performance. Bachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers, 12, 82–92.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16855
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers
dc.titleExploring trust as the secret to happiness in Denmark, and how it can be harnessed to maximize team performance
dc.typeArticle

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