Lit review 2

Ashkanasy, Neal M. "International Happiness: A Multilevel Perspective." Academy Of Management Perspectives 25.1 (2011): 23-29.Business Source Premier. Web. 11 Oct. 2016. 

Summary: This article briefly discusses what factors influence happiness in a person's life. Ashkanasay frequently cites prior studies, and discusses why people feel happy, and how money affects it. The fundamental argument of the article is that, although money is not everything in life, historical research shows that there is a very strong correlation between income and happiness. 
Neal Ashkanasy came into academic life after an 18-year career in professional engineering and management, and has since worked in the schools of psychology, commerce, engineering, management, and business. He has a PhD (1989) in Social and Organizational Psychology from the University of Queensland, and has research interests in leadership, organizational culture, and business ethics. In recent years, however, his research has focused on the role of emotions in organizational life. He is currently Professor of Management in the UQ Business School. 

There are two unique terms that I found in this article. The first one being more a phrase, "Hedonic consequences of social comparison" which is simply the outcome, or feelings, one receives when we compare ourselves with other people. The other is a 'cold cognition' or a decision made out of rationality, and not emotions.


Quotes:

"The evidence does not support the commonly believed notion that “money does not buy happiness.” Indeed, among the various surveys they canvass, it is clear that happiness is a function of (among other things) education and income." (24)

"Thus, happiness can be defined on one hand in terms of cognitive appraisals of needs and wants, referred to by Fisher (2010, p. 388) as “cold cognitions,” or on the other hand in terms of an emotional state of mind." (26)

"prosperity correlates positively with subjective happiness."  (26)

This article adds value to my paper because it dispels the common myth that money cannot buy you happiness. One of they key point in my paper will be that undergraduates are intentionally misled by academic advisers and professors, and are manipulated into believing that their form of education will derive them happiness, when in fact they are wrong. This article's clear statement is that although you cannot purchase happiness with money, there is an extremely strong correlation between income (money) and happiness.