The Effect of Work Environment Happiness on Employee Leadership
The concept of leadership has attracted attention of scholars over the recent past as companies struggle to manage stiff competition in the local and international markets. The aim of this systematic review is to critically synthesize the relationship bet
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Abstract. The concept of leadership has attracted attention of scholars over the recent past as companies struggle to manage stiff competition in the local and international markets. The aim of this systematic review is to critically synthesize the relationship between employee leadership and work environment happiness within the theoretical paradigm of the contemporary academic literature. Primary data was obtained through semi-structured interviews with Secondary data was collected from 21 scholarly sources, including books and journal articles on the subject matter, and further analyzed with the help of mixed quantitative-qualitative methods to answer seven predefined research questions, investigating the role of work environment. Results of the systematic review showed that happiness in the workplace directly influences the ability of employees to ascend to top management positions. The study has identified six independent variables that directly affect the ability of to become leaders: 1) job satisfaction, 2) employee engagement, 3) workplace safety, 4) valued social position, 5) support from work friends and Work-life equalization. Findings provide a foundation for further educational research with potential recommendations for employers. Potential limitations include judgmental sampling and failure to incorporate socioeconomic variables, sensitive to culture. Keywords: Employee engagement Job satisfaction Happiness Workplace environment Safety Social support Leadership
1 Introduction According to [1], ‘‘Happiness’’ is the modern word, usually translated from the original Greek (eudaimonia), used to describe the good life. It is accomplished by living well and doing well over time. However, happiness in the workplace is one of the major concerns that many organizations are trying to address as a way of enhancing productivity and leadership [2–4]. According to [5], in the current society, the majority of adults spend most of their time in the workplace. The tough economic times have forced many people to take two or three jobs just to ensure that they can earn enough © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 A. E. Hassanien et al. (Eds.): AISI 2020, AISC 1261, pp. 668–680, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58669-0_60
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income to meet their personal needs. Others work overtime to increase their earning. It means that they have very little time to spend with family and friends. The nature of the workplace environment, especially in terms of satisfaction that workers get, significantly affects their lives [6]. As [7] observed, it is important to ensure that the workplace environment is
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