An Evaluation on the Factors Influencing Happiness at Working Environment in UAE Government Entities: A Literature Review

Abstract

Work environment plays a very vital role in the employee performance in any organization around the world. Conducive work environment motivates employees to work hard to achieve their stated goals and objectives. Providing enabling working environment by UAE government to its employees tremendously affects their performance, it helps in managing employees' work-life balance. Therefore, this paper reviews the related literature based on the factors that influence the happiness at working environment in UAE government entities. This review figures out those factors and explained them in detail on how they influence happiness at working environment in UAE government entities.

The Impact of Leaders’ Coaching Skills on Employees’ Happiness and Turnover Intention

“…Authors have stated that leaders play a decisive role in the subjective well-being of workers and, in turn, contribute to the well-being of the organization (De Neve and Ward 2017). According to Al Suwaidi (2019), there is a direct relationship between the employees' happiness and the work environment, and the positive behavior of leaders promotes positive emotions in employees, subjective well-being, and organizational citizenship behaviors. Vitória and Rego (2010) explained that employees who interact with the leader are exposed to situations of influence in feelings, attitudes, and behaviors and this helps to create a solid and meaningful relationship between the employee, their happiness, and the organization.…”

“…The results indicate that employees' perceptions of their leaders' coaching skills stimulate these workers' happiness in organizations. Leaders with coaching skills convey positive emotions to employees and this positive effect provides a motivated, happy, and committed work environment (Al Suwaidi 2019;Ali et al 2018;De Neve and Ward 2017;Lee et al 2019). According to several studies, leaders with coaching skills positively influence employee attitudes (Al Suwaidi 2019;Ali et al 2020;Salas-Vallina et al 2020;Zhao and Liu 2020).…”

“…Leaders with coaching skills convey positive emotions to employees and this positive effect provides a motivated, happy, and committed work environment (Al Suwaidi 2019;Ali et al 2018;De Neve and Ward 2017;Lee et al 2019). According to several studies, leaders with coaching skills positively influence employee attitudes (Al Suwaidi 2019;Ali et al 2020;Salas-Vallina et al 2020;Zhao and Liu 2020). Organizations that promote leaders' coaching skills are helping their employees to develop and improve their capabilities, so this behavior positively affects employee happiness in organizations.…”

“…The present results have also shown that happy employees have less turnover intention. The organizational environment plays an important role in employee commitment and can have a negative effect on their turnover intention (Ribeiro et al 2020), it is therefore up to organizations to create an environment of satisfaction between the employee and their work (Al Suwaidi 2019;Carr et al 2003;Rego et al 2010;Tett and Meyer 1993). According to several studies, an employee guided and motivated by a leader coach is an employee who feels a commitment to their work and is motivated, thus limiting turnover intention (Ali et al 2018;Hamlin et al 2006;Kumar and Mathimaran 2017;Park et al 2008).…”

“…Happiness is a term widely used in different contexts (Chekola 2007). In the work context, it helps employees to do their job, which drives the company forward (Al Suwaidi 2019). A happy worker is, above all, a person that has good experiences and finds integrity, trust, and compassion (Al Suwaidi 2019; Pryce-Jones 2010).…”