Employee Happiness Drive Profits

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Introduction1

Background1

Context of Study2

Aims & Objective3

Research Questions3

Research Methodology3

Data Analysis3

Initial Debate of the problem4

Limitation of research4

Structure of dissertation5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW7

Introduction7

Motivation7

Maslow's hierarchy theory9

Equity Theory11

Control theory11

Happy workers impact productivity12

Work place Happiness12

Factor of happiness13

Conceptual Framework14

Employee and value of the company15

Zappos as a valuable business tool17

Profit chain model19

Employee relationship analysis21

Research Time scale23

REFERENCES25

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

This study would be based on determining the impact of employee happiness on the productivity. This topic of the study was considered significant to be chosen as it consists of significant importance for research in the perspective of workplace happiness. Research also states that individuals consider work as an obstacle which must be overcome in order to receive compensation and afford the necessities of life such as food and shelter which is an important factor for living furthermore, luxuries should also be rewarded in case of work which is unsatisfying (Ken, 2006, p.45). Though work is considered as the factor which consumes the workers time and they spend most of their time. Workplace happiness is considered as a significant factor which serves as a platform for facing the challenges faced by workers and employees in the modern world.

Background

Employee motivation is considered as an important aspect in this regard which leads to the profitability of the organization (Lawrence, Marc, Robert, 2001, 76). The ownership of employees for their work leads them to be motivated and increase the performance as well as efficiency of employees. This effective performance helps the organization to earn profit. In business, profit is considered as a crucial factor which is positively associated to the performance of employees. For making the business successful it is essential that the employees in the organization should perform up to their mark. Certain factors are such as motivation help in escalating the performance of employees. Motivational factor is vital for performance of employees.

Context of Study

The key reason for choosing this study was to know the role of management in motivating employees in an organization. Since, there is recession nowadays therefore organizations are focusing on downsizing. Those who survive from downsizing have workload on them. In this regard there should be certain motivational factor which helps the employees to achieve the goals and help in making the company successful as they are a significant part of the organization. Some organizations disregard the concept of using motivational factors with their staff. This results in the turnover of employees and reduces their productivity as they feel de-motivated (Kevin, 2011, p.45). Therefore, it is important to understand the concept of implication of motivation in an organization. This research paper is a guide which helps in understanding the concept of motivation and to explore the concepts related to it. It is important to understand the different concepts related to motivation because it helps the managers to gain optimal performance of employees. In order to accomplish maximum performance from employees it is necessary that the managers must know details about how motivation can be practiced and how employees through motivation become successful and to ...