Factors contributing for organisational happiness: content, exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis
by Georg Dutschke; Álvaro Dias; Carlos Guillen-Gestoso; Sergio Sánchez-Sevilla
European J. of International Management (EJIM), Vol. 22, No. 3, 2024

Abstract: This study aims to identify the factors promoting organisational happiness. In recent years, research on organisational happiness has been increasing; however, the factors contributing to organisational happiness are still underexplored. Complementary qualitative-quantitative methods were conducted to obtain item cross-validation. The first method consisted of personal interviews, categorised through content analysis, aiming to identify those items and factors contributing to organisational happiness (n = 969). The second method aimed to validate the identified items and factors and to propose an organisational happiness measure. A survey was applied to a second sample (n = 1.954) of Portuguese and Spanish active professionals. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. Five first-order factors were identified: (F1) Workplace Relationships; (F2) Acknowledgment & Respect; (F3) Continuous Learning and Personal Development; (F4) Sustainability & Job/Family Balance; (F5) Leadership. These five factors are explained by a second-order factor considered to be Organisational Happiness. As such, a new comprehensive and integrated Organisational Happiness framework is presented, showing how lower-level components can be used to influence higher level professionals perceptions.

Online publication date: Fri, 02-Feb-2024

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