Organizational Happiness Research Articles

Organizational Happiness Index (OHI): A Study of a Public University in Malaysia

Organizational Happiness Index (OHI): A Study of a Public University in Malaysia

The Effects of Organizational Spirituality on Organizational Commitment and Happiness in MBA Expert Managers

This study aims at evaluating the effect of organizational commitment on organizational spirituality and happiness among MBA expert managers south of Iran; it is a descriptive correlational study. This study evaluated 338 participants based on complete count method; participants were MBA expert managers south of Iran. Data were gathered applying Hall and Edwards, organizational commitment Questionnaire of Mowdy, Porter & Steers and Oxford Happiness Test. Data were analysed by multi-variable linear regression analysis by simultaneous method by SPSS22. Findings indicate that there is a positive relationship between organizational spirituality and its components with organizational commitment and its three aspects and there is a positive relationship between organizational spirituality, happiness and its dimensions. Among different Aspects of organizational spirituality, awareness, instability, perception management and magnification could predict organizational commitment, and awareness, true acceptance and helplessness could predict variable of business managers’ happiness.

A study on the relationship between the organizational loyalty and external happiness of internal employees in professional sport clubs according to the type of CSR activities

A study on the relationship between the organizational loyalty and external happiness of internal employees in professional sport clubs according to the type of CSR activities

The Relations between the Organizational Happiness and the Organizational Socialization Perceptions of Teachers: The Sample of Physical Education and Sport

<p style="text-align:justify">The main purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between levels of organizational happiness and organizational socialization of physical education and sport teachers. The research is quantitative and correlational model. The population of the research is composed of 257 physical education and sports teachers working in Siirt province. The entire universe was tried to be reached and 244 physical education and sports teachers were reached at the target stage. Within the scope of the research, 2 measurement tools were used. The Organizational Happiness Scale was developed by Bulut. The ''Organizational Socialization Scale'' was developed by Erdogan. Some of the research results are as follows: Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, correlation and simple regression tests were used in the analysis of the research data. Teachers' organizational happiness levels are high and organizational socialization levels are very high. There is a high level of positive correlation (r =, 67) between the levels of organizational happiness and organizational socialization of teachers. Teachers' organizational happiness is predicting organizational socialization. The model explains organizational socialization by 55%.</p>

Investigating the role of organizational happiness inteachers’ occupational burnout

The present paper studies the impact of organizational happiness on teachers’ occupational burnout. This research employs a descriptive-correlational method. The statistical population is consisted of all 530 elementary school teachers in the city of Kuhdasht. Using Krejcie and Morgan table, sample size is determined to be 226. In order to collect the required data, the Oxford Happiness questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire have been used. In order to analyze the data and examine the hypotheses, descriptive statistic indices including mean and standard deviation as well as inferential statistics such as Pearson’s correlation test have been used. The results indicate that the total scale of organizational happiness and the components of self-concept, life satisfaction, mental preparation, aesthetic emotion, self-efficacy, and hopefulness have a negative and significant relationship with occupational burnout. This implies that as teachers’ self-concept, life satisfaction, mental preparation, aesthetic emotion, self-efficacy, and hopefulness improve, their occupational burnout decreases. Keywords: happiness, occupational burnout, teachers

"Skillful Means, Right Action and Mindfulness"

This paper investigates Buddhist teachings and practices that help to create meaningfulness and happiness in organizations. It proposes that skillful means is a powerful “raft” to drive one to over...

Social Capital and its Impact on the Happiness of the Faculty Members of Urmia University of Medical Sciences

This study was conducted with the goal of investigating the relationship between organizational social capital and happiness of faculty members of Urmia University of Medical Sciences in 2013. The present study is a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study. The environment of this study was the faculties of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. A sample with the size of 151 individuals was selected in the multi-stage stratified sampling method. The data collection was conducted through two questionnaires that were used in the previous studies and their validity and reliability were re-examined and confirmed in this study. The questionnaires were completed by the faculty members and the data was analyzed by means of SPSS19 Software. The mean and standard deviation of the total score of the social capital among the faculty members of Urmia University of Medical Sciences was 3.61 ± 0.574 and the level of their happiness was 3.56 ± 0.496. A positive and significant relationship was observed between social capital and the happiness of the faculty members of Urmia University of Medical Sciences (r=0.817). Thus, social capital is one of the factors whose improvement leads to an increase in the happiness of the faculty members.

Be Happy in your Work: The Role of Positive Psychology in Working with Change and Performance

ABSTRACTThis narrative targets the role of happiness (subjective well-being) in change and performance in the workforce. Grounded within the paradigm of positive psychology, we draw on theory and research from several performance-related domains (including sport and physical activity) to describe the development of happiness in organizations and associated benefits to individuals and groups. Our review highlights the physical and mental health benefits of happiness, bidirectional associations between happiness and work-based performance (occupational success), and the contribution of individual differences (genetics and personality) to happiness and well-being. Moreover, we list a series of empirically guided techniques – often utilized in the domain of sport and performance psychology – that might be considered in the development of happiness in organizations. These include positive mental imagery, hypothetical thinking, cognitive reappraisal (and the development of a challenge state), physical activity, and writing-based interventions. We conclude by offering potential avenues for research inquiry as they relate to change and performance in organizations.

Happiness in organizations: why not in healthcare?

[Article in Italian]

Academic Factors and Turnover Intention: Impact of Organization Factors

Institutional support and recognition led to less happier and committed academicians. Previous empirical findings justified that intentions to leave an organization has been due to issues in commitment and job performance. The study observes 130 academicians in five Malaysian public higher learning institutions in a cross-sectional data collection collected through an online survey portal of surveymonkey.com. The results showed impact of academic development and organizational climate induced stronger organizational commitment and consequently reduced turnover intention. On the other hand, academic development and academic tasks and organizational happiness promoted higher organizational commitment and subsequently enhance job performance. Finally, limitations of the study, implication to theory, practice and future studies are suggested.

Students: The Beginner's Guide to Organizational Happiness

Students: The Beginner's Guide to Organizational Happiness