Bauer Researcher Finds That Expressing Gratitude
Can Increase Productivity, Performance
In a series of studies, one of which was published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology in 2018, Tony Kong and his colleagues (Liuba Belkin, Maria Ng, and Vanessa Patrick) found that individuals who express gratitude to others, by simply saying thank you, were able to reap significant tangible and socioemotional benefits in strategic interactions such as resource allocations, advising, and social persuasion.
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