helping employees

While previous research on helping has focused largely on the effects of the beneficiaries, this is one of the first studies to focus on the helpers

Altruists in the workplace are more likely to help fellow employees, be more committed to their work and be less likely to quit, new research by UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs shows. And these workplace altruists enjoy a pretty important benefit themselves — they are happier than their fellow employees.