Associate Professor, Department of People Management and Organisation at
Esade
Contracted Doctoral Professor URL
Investigador, GLEAD - Leadership Development Research Centre
Biography
Prof. Jordi Quoidbach specializes in emotion and decision-making. He completed his
Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Lie¿ge before spending several years as a
Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. His research explores the bi-directional
relationship between choice and happiness. In particular, Dr. Quoidbach is interested
in understanding how people's current happiness-and other emotional states-shape their
decisions, and 2 how people's everyday decisions profoundly shape their happiness.
His work highlights novel perspectives to help individuals making better personal
and professional decisions that will improve their happiness in the long run. This
research has been published in top-tier journals such as Science, Psychological Bulletin,
Psychological Science, JAMA Psychiatry, and Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences. Popular accounts of Dr. Quoidbach's research have been featured on CNN,
BBC, and NPR and have appeared in publications such as Scientific American, the Wall
Street Journal, and the New York Times. He was identified among the Best 40 Business
Professors Under 40 in Poets & Quants. In addition to his research activities,
Dr. Quoidbach has published three popular science books on emotions and well-being
- translated in 6 languages - and hosted a TV series about the Science of Happiness
on the French television channel M6.
My research explores the bi-directional relationship between choice and happiness.
In particular, I am interested in understanding how people’s current happiness—and
other emotional states—shape their decisions, and 2 how people’s everyday decisions
profoundly shape their happiness. My work highlights novel perspectives to help individuals
make better personal and professional decisions that will improve their happiness
in the long run. This research has been published in top-tier journals such as Science,
Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Science, JAMA Psychiatry, Nature Communications,
and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Popular accounts of my research
have been featured on CNN, BBC, and NPR and have appeared in publications such as Scientific
American, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. I was identified among
the Best 40 Business Professors Under 40 in Poets & Quants. In addition to my
research activities, I have published three popular science books on emotions and
well-being – translated into 6 languages – and hosted a TV series about the Science
of Happiness on the French television channel M6.
Contact details
Tel: +34 932 806 162
Ext. 2695
Fax: +34 932 048 105