# Professor Jonathan Haidt's research on leadership is cited

1 Faculty News June 23, 2015 ![The Atlantic logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031336.jpg?itok=T4ciY3Gl)>

Excerpt from [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/it-pays-to-be-nice/396512/) -- "And an interesting study shows that when leaders are fair to the members of their team, the team members display more citizenship behavior and are more productive, both individually and as a team. [Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) at New York University Stern School of Business shows in his research that when leaders are self-sacrificing, their employees experience being moved and inspired."

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