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Intervention (Hidden) Individual-level happiness data began being collected in November 2019. Website users are shown happiness scores for all eligible companies if treated, on the company pages of the website. This pre-registration is for a new field experiment in Canada and the United Kingdom, beginning in February 2021. An analogous field experiment on the US website is on-going, having begun in April 2020. Data have not yet been analyzed from the US sample. Eligible companies in the USA are those that have 20 or more individual-level surveys. Eligible companies in Canada and the UK are those that have 10 or more individual-level surveys, given data constraints. The field trials are otherwise the same, and data from all three countries will be analyzed upon completion. The happiness questions are asked on a 5-point agree/disagree scale, referring to the following statements. Work Happiness Score: I feel happy at work most of the time. Compensation: I am paid fairly for my work. Achievement: I am achieving most of my goals at work. Appreciation: There are people at work who appreciate me as a person. Energy: In most of my work tasks, I feel energized. Support: There are people at work who give me support and encouragement. Purpose: My work has a clear sense of purpose. Learning: I often learn something at work. Inclusion: My work environment feels inclusive and respectful of all people. Flexibility: My work has the time and location flexibility I need. Trust: I can trust people in my company. Belonging: I feel a sense of belonging in my company. Management: My manager helps me succeed. Individual-level happiness data began being collected in November 2019. Website users are shown happiness scores for all eligible companies if treated, on the company pages of the website. This pre-registration is for a new field experiment in Canada and the United Kingdom, beginning in February 2021. An analogous field experiment on the US website is on-going, having begun in April 2020. Data have not yet been analyzed from the US sample. Eligible companies in the USA are those that have 20 or more individual-level surveys. Eligible companies in Canada and the UK are those that have 10 or more individual-level surveys, given data constraints. The field trials are otherwise the same, and data from all three countries will be analyzed upon completion. The happiness questions are asked on a 5-point agree/disagree scale, referring to the following statements. Work Happiness Score: I feel happy at work most of the time. Compensation: I am paid fairly for my work. Achievement: I am achieving most of my goals at work. Appreciation: There are people at work who appreciate me as a person. Energy: In most of my work tasks, I feel energized. Support: There are people at work who give me support and encouragement. Purpose: My work has a clear sense of purpose. Learning: I often learn something at work. Inclusion: My work environment feels inclusive and respectful of all people. Flexibility: My work has the time and location flexibility I need. Trust: I can trust people in my company. Belonging: I feel a sense of belonging in my company. Management: My manager helps me succeed. Edit: A follow-up trial is to be run in the United Kingdom, between January 11-17 2022. This will change the labels that accompany each score that is displayed. Prior to January 11, the labels were as follows: <50 Low, 50-60 Below Average, 60-70 Average, 70-80 Above Average, 80 High. The experimental labels will be: <40 Low, 40-50 Below Average, 50-60 Average, 60-70 Above Average, 70+ High. The test will be a 50%/50% randomized allocation of cookies navigating to the company pages in the UK.
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