Happiness and well-being at work

Abstract

The pursuit happiness and well-being has extended to organizations and has been attracting increased attention throughout positive psychology research. This paper aims to review the definition, the different factors predictor of happiness and well being at work and finally it is explained how to improve happiness based in the definition and antecedents. But there is a significant lack of research on its antecedents (Chivato Pérez et al., 2011). Thus we propose that happiness at work implies positive emotions, experiences, positive attitudes (e.g. job satisfaction, affective organizational commitment), personal development and feeling of purpose and significance of the work that contribute to something worthy. To give this definition we have based on eudaimonic and hedonic approach. We have found eight factors predictors of happiness: employee performance, job characteristics, use and development of strengths, positive relationships and positive leadership behavior, positive feedback, positive experiences at work and organizational culture.