A comparative study on subjective well-being in organizations: How to nurture, share and leverage positive emotions in a remote work environment

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23K01530
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
Research Institution	University of Tsukuba
Principal Investigator	Benton Caroline 筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 教授 (50520897)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	マニエー渡邊レミー筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 教授 (00527848) 内田亨新潟国際情報大学, 経営情報学部, 教授 (50453460)
Project Period (FY)	2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	Subjective well-being / Happiness / Work-place / Performance
Outline of Research at the Start	The outline of the research is (1) review literature, establish interview guidelines (themes, factors for investigation); (2) interview firms in Japan and France and produce qualitative case-studies;(3) develop hypotheses and a research model to investigate the questions below; (4) design and carry out a quantitative questionnaire; (5) conduct quantitative analyses and test hypotheses (research questions); and (6) provide policy recommendations for Japanese and French firms.