hasn’t been proven and there aren’t any researches proving that happiness has effect on productivity. "In addition‚ even though no clear defined theoretical justification for a job satisfaction-performance relation‚ over time‚ this supposed happy-productive worker thesis came to be considered as fact by many" (Wright et al.‚ 2002). But before discussing this matter deeply‚ it is necessary to know what is meant by productivity and job satisfaction. Productivity is a performance measure that includes
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The phrase "a happy worker is a productive worker" has been coined for a very long time. It is my belief that someone who is satisfied with his/her work (thus‚ happy) will always be more productive compare to someone dissatisfied with his/her work (thus‚ unhappy). But how can a boss make his workers happy‚ this lead us to a hotly debated topic: Performance Appraisal vs. Pay. I personally feel pay approach is more potentially motivating a worker to contribute more to an undertaking. According
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A happy or satisfied worker can have many reasons; he/she can have a high salary‚ good working hours‚ bonus holidays‚ or an excellent position in the company. Every individual is satisfied differently. But do happy workers stay over-time or perform better than unhappy workers? According to the book‚ Organizational Behavior‚ organizations with more satisfied employees tend to be more effective than organizations with fewer satisfied employees. Happy workers are now related to organizational
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A Happy Productive Employee Every company needs a motivation and incentives for the employees. Incentive programs can assist the company in helping the employees enjoy their work a bit more‚ and happy employees are more productive and work better with each other and the company ’s clients. (Incentives/Appreciations) Incentives alone are not enough. Having the lines of communication is a major goal for managers and upper management. Employees must know they can discuss work issues with management
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citing reasons like: Happy people work better with others‚ fix problems rather than complain about them‚ make better decisions; they’re optimistic and way more motivated‚ and they have more energy and get sick less often. He also added that the link is strongest from happiness to productivity – meaning‚ if you want to be more productive‚ the very best thing you can do is focus on being happy with what you do. On the contrary‚ both Kerns and Larson agrees that productive workers do seem to be happier
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Creating A Happy And Productive Work Environment "Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life." Said Confucius. One of the ways to make employees love their work is to create a happy work environment. The book entitled Make It Happen: How to Get Ahead and be Happy at Work by A&C Black states that "Happiness is a powerful force in the working environment. It helps to tap the energy‚ enthusiasm‚ and talent of the people in a business. Being contented at work improves motivation
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“RELAX! YOU’LL BE MORE PRODUCTIVE” One of the main ideas that gives this text is to be clear what I do and where I want to go‚ therefore‚ when we are doing an activity must focus solely on that activity because we often want to do so many things at the same time and do not move to end or first. To be productive we must maintain an atmosphere of relaxation‚ as we see in reading the secret is to renew our mind and body‚ because it is essential and one of the options that we offer is that we can
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the company make more money. Sears conducted an 800-store survey that showed the impact of employee attitudes on the bottom line. When employee attitudes improved by 5%‚ customer satisfaction jumped 1.3%‚ consequently increasing revenue by one-half a percentage point. Seeking ways to motivate and build worker morale pays dividends to any business or organization. The motivated worker is more committed to the job and to the customer. In order to attract and keep good workers‚ many businesses are
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CHAPTER 9 : DO HAPPY WORKERS WORK HARDER? The effect of job satisfaction on work performance Michael Argyle In: Ruut Veenhoven (ed)‚ (1989) How harmfull is happiness? Consequences of enjoying life or not‚ Universitaire Pers Rotterdam‚ The Netherlands‚ ISBN nr. 90 257 22809 Summary Opinions about the consequences of happiness on work differ. There is no research on the effects of life-satisfaction on productivity but there is a lot of research on the link between job satisfaction and work
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work in teams they are more productive then when they work individually” Teamwork is like Soccer game.The Workers are like players who are assigned roles in the playing fields and their function & role is defined inorder to successfully work towards accomplishment of a common Goal that is to WIN THE GAME .However when a player works individually without coordination of co players the probability of winning is nearly impossibly.Teamwork drives ‚Supports the workers and aids them in achieving
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