What is the return on investment (ROI) of corporate wellness programs? What are the nonfinancial returns on such investments? The following article addresses the concept of return on investment for the wellness of the organization’s workforce: Leonard L. Berry, Ann M. Mirabito, and William B. Baun, “What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?” Harvard Business Review (December 2010), pp. 104–112, available at: (https://hbr.org/2010/12/whats-the-hard-return-on-employee-wellness-programs).

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1. How do the authors of this article define workplace wellness?

2. What evidence of financial returns on employee wellness programs is offered by the authors of this article?

3. According to the authors, what are some important nonfinancial performance indicators associated with corporate wellness programs?

4. What role could a management accountant play in the effective design and implementation of a corporate wellness program?