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Workplace Happiness
Happiness is often equated with a form of mood or
emotion. The term in the present form was defined by
Argyle (1987) as the positive inner feeling of an
individual towards a particular aspect. The term
happiness is viewed as a positive personnel feeling,
contentment, pleasure, joy, gladness and enjoyment.
Some authors view it as a moment. The term is often
confused with the word satisfaction; both these terms
are used simultaneously by many authors. The
Psychologists attribute different meanings to
satisfaction and happiness. The term is associated
with positive organizational behavior (Luthans, 2002;
Cropanzano & Wright, 2001).
The psychological explanation for happiness is a
particular moment in the transition process of
behavior. But the happiness may be prolonged unlike
the emotion in some circumstances. The happiness is
derived on acceptance of the policy or practices of the
organization. The differentiation between happiness
and satisfaction is another complex set of issues
where researchers were engaged. The Human
Development Index was developed by United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) to measure the
extent of development in response to society needs,
in Bhutan the measure for development is the
Happiness Index (Karma Ura, 2015). The World has
designated 20th March as International Happiness
Day. The Happiness at the work place is the level of
contentment of the employees and their feelings
towards work and performance. The happiness at
workplace is not to be confused with satisfaction. The
happiness at workplace is inherent to the psychology
of individual but whether it is source for satisfaction is
a research question. The factors of happiness and
satisfaction at the workplace are a debatable issue.
Adapted from:
https://zenodo.org/record/888497/files/p4i8v5ijmfm-Full-%2027-
42%20%20Vijaya%20Lakshmi%20%20Jun-2017.pdf. Accessed
on April 07, 2021.