The influence of workplace happiness and innovative work behavior on job satisfaction mediated by work engagement

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the influence of workplace happiness and innovative work behavior on job satisfaction mediated by work engagement on employees of a private university in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is quantitative with a sample of 100 people taken through proportional stratified random sampling. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistical analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM). The conclusion of this study is that there is a positive influence between workplace happiness and innovative work behavior on job satisfaction, there is a positive influence between workplace happiness and work engagement, there is a positive influence between work engagement and job satisfaction, and there is a positive influence between workplace happiness on job satisfaction mediated by work engagement.

The Effect of Work-Life Balance, Job Stress and Job Motivation on Job Satisfaction – A Conceptual Framework.

“…In addition, a public service motivation theory is discussed by scholars attributable to individuals and organisations that explain public employees' work attitudes, including job satisfaction and organisational commitment (Lu & Chen, 2022). Muafi (2021) confirmed that employees who experience better job satisfaction are likelier to perform better than their dissatisfied counterparts. Therefore, women public employees' job satisfaction is crucial for an organisation to pay attention to, especially during implementing of the Work From Home (WFH) policy in Malaysia.…”

“…Job satisfaction can be understood as a positive feeling and pleasurable emotion that an employee attains from work done or from what the employee experienced (Batura et al, 2016). It is closely related to one's happiness and good feeling when doing a job (Muafi, 2021). Similarly, job dissatisfaction means one's negative and unpleasurable emotions that an employee experienced in their position (Pakistan et al, 2020).…”

“…Similarly, external factors can also influence job satisfaction, such as relationships with colleagues and supervisors, working conditions, and salary (Batura et al, 2016). Others focused on attitude toward the job, whereby a positive attitude will attract satisfaction while a negative attitude will attract dissatisfaction (Muafi, 2021). Some employees gain satisfaction in completing their tasks irrespective of their environment (Klerk et al, 2020), while others prefer to work in a working office environment as work coordination and team communication is more direct (Felstead & Henseke, 2017).…”

“…It shows that a healthy work-life balance assumes high job satisfaction (Soomro et al, 2018). Increased job satisfaction indicates that an organisation is well-managed and demonstrates effective employee leadership (Muafi, 2021). Furthermore, job satisfaction significantly impacts job performance (Kabir et al, 2016).…”

Factors influencing innovative work behavior among local government employees in Labuan Batu

“…An employee has no desire to act and do something contrary to the existing code of ethics in the company. Rosdaniati and Muafi's (2021) study emphasized the importance of job satisfaction in enhancing innovative work behavior. They suggest that companies should regularly assess and evaluate their employees' job satisfaction.…”