HRM and its Impact on Employee Happiness: An Empirical Study on Sri Lankan Employees

Opatha, H.H.D.P.J.; Uresha, K.I

doi:10.20448/journal.500.2020.72.114.123

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“…Perera and Madagamage (2018) say that it is the obligation of the management, particularly top managers to consider improving the job satisfaction of employees. According to Opatha and Uresha (2020) found that there is a significant positive impact from HRM on employee happiness and this can be further described in statistically as 45.6% of the variance in employee happiness is explained by human resource management.…”

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Measuring Instruments for Human Resource Management and Employee Happiness

Uresha

2020

Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies

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A contextual endeavor is made to discover trending and highly focused sector on measuring Human Resource Management (HRM) functions together with employee happiness. Although in the present-day human resource professionals accept the essentiality of sound human resource management and employee happiness in achieving organizational strategic objectives successfully, they are continuously struggling to assess these two areas as there is a knowledge gap on measuring instruments. This study was carried out to address the contextual niche on measuring human resource practices along with employee happiness and aimed to answer three research questions as there is a significant need to assess these areas practically. An extensive inspection of literature has done to answer the research questions of the study i.e. ( 1) what is HRM? ( 2) what is employee happiness? (3) how to measure HRM and employee happiness? The desk research strategy was adopted to answer these research questions. As a response, two comprehensive research instruments were developed to assess human resource management practices in an organization together with employee happiness.

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Measuring Instruments for Human Resource Management and Employee Happiness

Uresha

2020

Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies

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“…Work from home is measured by four dimensions (productivity, attitude, social, and situational factors in the form of resources and distractions) adopted from measurements developed by Neufeld & Fang and adapted by Irawanto et al [1] Happiness is a positive emotion that a person has. In contrast, happiness at work is defined as a feeling of joy and meaning associated with various aspects of employee life, such as personal life, career, and social life [17] . Happiness at work can be explained through a combination of job, workplace, and worker characteristics [18] .…”

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“…Work-life balance refers to the emotional state in which individuals experience satisfaction by harmoniously managing their work responsibilities and personal lives, including family commitments. This achievement can lead to feelings of happiness and fulfillment associated with different aspects of an employee's life, such as personal relationships, career, and social interactions [17] , [23] . Achieving an ideal balance between a worker's primary focus and lifestyle is known as work-life balance [24] .…”

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“…Remote work can enhance work-life balance by providing employees additional time with their families and the freedom to seamlessly combine their professional and personal lives [10] , [11] , [21] . This condition, influenced by personal life, profession, and balanced social life [17] , might impact employees' happiness. Despite the limited research on the role of work-life balance in mediating the connection between remote work and employee satisfaction, deploying remote work arrangements can enhance employees' work-life balance and ultimately contribute to their happiness.…”

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Work from Home Arrangements May Boost Employee Happiness

Iqbal,

Moein

2024

Int J Res Rev

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COVID-19 has caused the global community to modify its efforts across all sectors, including corporations. People now "work from home" instead of in an office. This modern, technology-enabled remote job is analogous to telework. This study uses causality-based quantitative research. The goal is to build a conceptual model empirically proving how the balance between work and personal life mediated the impact of work from home on employee happiness. The population of this study is employees of startup companies in Jakarta. The Cochran formula specifies a sample size 96 for huge populations or when the population is unknown. The sampling method was incidental, taking into account location affordability to assure population coverage. The chosen sample consists of employees who engaged in remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis method utilized is Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS 4.0.9.6 application. The study found that working from home considerably improves employee happiness. Work-life balance improves significantly with working from home. Maintaining a work-life balance boosts employee happiness. Working from home improves employee happiness by balancing work and personal life. Increasing telecommuting and prioritizing work-life balance will boost employee happiness. The results of this study are used to inform the development of guidelines for startup enterprises or similar organizations seeking to implement remote work arrangements after the COVID-19 era. Keywords: work from home, work-life balance, and employee happiness

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“…In remote work, workforce is allowed to work from convenient places other than the office by utilizing advanced technology like internet, video conferencing, e-mail etc. (Uresha, 2020). In employees' point of view, remote work is a job perk and more than half of them considered it as an arrangement to improve work-life balance.…”

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The Mediating Effect of Happiness at Workplace on the Relationship Between Hybrid Work Model and Employee Retention in It Industry

Selvi¹,

Madhavkumar²

2023

IJIM

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The word “Great Resignation” is shaking up many organizations across different sectors in the world. The Covid-19 pandemic significantly changed the employees’ views on their careers. During the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations mostly used the flexible work arrangements like work from home (WFH) or remote work (RW) and hybrid work model (HWM) to run their business activities ensuring safety of employees. Work from home option and hybrid work is changing the work dynamics. It has become a significant reason for the employees especially women employees to continue their employment as they can also continue care-giving at home and do remote work. It has been reported that they were quitting their jobs when organizations insisted on them being physically present in the office. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of hybrid work model on happiness at work and employee retention and also to find out does the happiness at work mediate on the relationship between hybrid work and employee retention. Hence, the empirical study was conducted among employees working in IT companies. The sample size was 200 and the collected data was analyzed using SPSS and AMOS. Hybrid work model was found to provide employees the space and flexibility to manage their professional and personal life and also increase their happiness at work. Happiness at work was found to positively impact retention of employees and mediates on the relationship between hybrid work model and employee retention. In the situation of a high shortage of skilled employees, the hybrid work model could be the most effective method to attract and retain skilled employees, since it influences the employee’s intention to stay or quit their job. The findings of the study will be help organizations to design the modern workplace with futuristic development and to retain talents.

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HRM and its Impact on Employee Happiness: An Empirical Study on Sri Lankan Employees

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Measuring Instruments for Human Resource Management and Employee Happiness

Measuring Instruments for Human Resource Management and Employee Happiness

Work from Home Arrangements May Boost Employee Happiness

The Mediating Effect of Happiness at Workplace on the Relationship Between Hybrid Work Model and Employee Retention in It Industry

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