Abstract
Happiness at work requires a good working environment, which undoubtedly improves productivity. In this sphere, the concept is closely related to job satisfaction, which is one of the main factors determining individual happiness, along with home ownership, security, and a healthy environment. Innovative policies to improve corporate well-being—organizational ethics—improve the image of the company, and help transfer the concept of ‘happy management’ to all stakeholders. In addition, remote working, which has become essential for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, poses a key issue in terms of human resource management that needs to be taken into account. Using a survey of working-age Spanish citizens, we established a measure of organizational ethics based on the possible discrepancy between citizens’ personal happiness and their happiness at work. The analysis focused on one of the essential economic sectors in the face of the pandemic, the financial sector. These workers demand organizational ethics with clear values in social responsibility and training, going beyond the achievement of a socially acceptable income. A comparative linear model is also used to test the relationships between a number of conditioning variables and organizational ethics. Citizens’/workers’ priorities are found to shift towards quality of life with a healthy environment, rather than sustainability.
Highlights
Happiness, understood as a state of well-being, has attracted the attention of many researchers from a range of disciplines in recent years
Applying a happiness at work approach, we propose a model on the relationships between happiness and organizational ethics and social responsibility towards workers
In the financial sector, which has been declared an essential sector in the pandemic situation, we find that workers register a more negative value, since they are more satisfied with their life (LS) and less with their work (HaW)
Summary
Understood as a state of well-being, has attracted the attention of many researchers from a range of disciplines in recent years. Happiness is a complex concept that goes beyond life satisfaction We analyze both hedonic and eudaimonic aspects, in the areas of living and working environment. On the other hand, experiencing happiness at work provides happiness in the workplace; it goes far beyond the job itself and is transmitted to other people outside the workplace Given the above, it is worth considering how profitable it can be for a company to ensure that its employees experience happiness in their workplace, and that they disseminate this happiness to their other social spheres. The objective of this study is to analyze organizational ethics at work, understood as social responsibility towards the worker, with special attention paid to the financial sector. The conclusions drawn from the results of the study are presented, together with the limitations and possible avenues for further research
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