RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAPPINESS AT THE WORKPLACE AND ORGANIZATIONAL LOYALTY

Hasan Skaik

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This article aims to study the connection between happiness at the workplace and organizational loyalty among employees in the engineering sector in Turkey. The research investigates how workplace fulfillment impacts dedication to the company, considering social group elements like generation, gender, level of higher learning, and work situation. This study collected data from 116 employees through a questionnaire and used various statistical methods, including regression analysis, descriptive statistics, t-tests, and Pearson correlation to examine the outcomes. The findings revealed essential variations in work fulfillment and commitment to the company among distinct demographic categories. Regression analysis showed that happiness at work strongly influences employee dedication, and correlation analysis showed an important positive correlation between the two variables. The text emphasizes the significance of job satisfaction in reinforcing workplace dedication and indicates that the findings can be beneficial for organizations aiming to improve employee satisfaction and for researchers investigating organizational commitment in the workplace.

 

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organizational commitment, job satisfaction, workplace commitment, employee satisfaction, organizational behavior

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