Abstract
In the study, it was aimed to examine the mediating role of workplace happiness in the effect of person-organization fit on job satisfaction. In this context, a literature review on the concepts of happiness, workplace happiness, person-organization fit and job satisfaction was added to the research. The sample of the research consists of 468 white collar employees from 18 enterprises operating in the textile industry in Denizli Organized Industrial Zone. The data procured by using simple sampling method were obtained by making questionnaire to the employees. The survey consists of 20 items about person-organization fit (four items), job satisfaction (five items), workplace happiness (five items), and determining the demographic characteristics of the respondents (6 items). SPSS 22 and AMOS 21 softwares were used in the data analysis of the research. Structural Equation Model was use. It was found out that employees with high person-organization fit experienced higher levels of happiness at work and job satisfaction. In addition, happiness at work had a mediating role between the person-organization fit and job satisfaction.
Highlights
Happiness is a relative concept that differs from individual to individual, the notion of being happy signifies a universal feeling in each individual
According to the results regarding the mediation effect, it is seen that workplace happiness has a mediating role in the effect of person-organization fit on job satisfaction, and its indirect effect is significant (β =.356, p
It can be said that employees with high person-organization fit have high job satisfaction
Summary
Happiness is a relative concept that differs from individual to individual, the notion of being happy signifies a universal feeling in each individual. Known as enjoying life, to be healthy, peaceful, having high social status and financial power, and having every need met for the individual to be satisfied, this situation may differ in each individual. In the remaining 48%, individuals stated that they are not happy The reason for this can be stated as, based on the working hours of the individuals, some problems in work life may affect their happiness. The concept of happiness has recently attracted the attention of researchers in the field of organizational behavior in Turkey as it does worldwide, and what sort of impact the job has on happiness has been subject to various research (Alparslan, 2016; Güner and Bozkurt; 2017, Uzunbacak and Akçakanat, 2018; Yıldırım, 2020)
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