Cultivating a Joyful Workplace: The Power of Supportive Management, Competitive Rewards, Emotional Well-being, and Self-Esteem

Nurturing employee happiness in the workplace is of paramount importance for fostering employee well-being and driving organisational success. This research focused on the significance of employee happiness in the workplace and its impact on both employee well-being and organisational success. The research investigated the relationships between various factors with employee's happiness. This research involved distributing 350 questionnaires to full-time employees in the Klang Valley area. The results indicated positive connections between management support, salary and benefits, and self-esteem, all contributing to employee happiness. Conversely, a negative correlation was identified between emotion and employee happiness. The research emphasised the importance of employee happiness, as it directly influenced an organisation's overall performance. Happy employees contributed up to twenty percent more, in terms of productivity, compared to their less happy counterparts. To foster employee happiness, management needs to prioritise employee support and provide competitive salary and benefits packages. In conclusion, this research highlighted the influence of employee happiness and how happiness affects the overall success of an organisation.