Conflict of Employee–Employer Interest: Introducing an Optimal Work Happiness Framework

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dc.contributor.authorConlon, Paul M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T03:38:16Zen_US
dc.date.available2014-10-30T03:38:16Zen_US
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study seeks to explore the pursuit and achievement of work happiness for employees. Conflicting interests between organizations (i.e., employers) and employees provide insights into the difficulties employees face in their quest for work happiness. Assumptions are visited concerning constraints on achieving work happiness due to organizational hierarchy. A framework, postulated by the author, lacks quantitative measurement, yet offers an encompassing, simple-enough model for further investigation. The optimal work happiness model hypothesizes that individuals in the workplace desire to feel valued, to believe others value their contributions, to find work meaningful, and to enjoy the work they do. Moreover, when employers genuinely believe workers contribute value to the organization, they may communicate this appreciation to them, thus causing employees to derive increased work happiness. Respectively, each individual must assess the value of his or her own employment identity and determine whether or not work is meaningful and enjoyable for himself or herself. Future quantitative research is needed to best reinforce the constructs of this qualitative study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationConlon, Paul M. "Conflict of Employee–Employer Interest: Introducing an Optimal Work Happiness Framework." (2012) Rice University: <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77668">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77668</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/77668en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/en_US
dc.subject.keywordoptimal work happiness modelen_US
dc.titleConflict of Employee–Employer Interest: Introducing an Optimal Work Happiness Frameworken_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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