DO HAPPY WORKERS WORK HARDER? The effect of job satisfaction on work performance

نویسندگان

  • Michael Argyle
  • Ruut Veenhoven
چکیده

Opinions about the consequences of happiness on work differ. There is no research on the effects of life-satisfaction on productivity but there is a lot of research on the link between job satisfaction and work performance. This research shows modestly positive correlations with productivity, absenteeism and labour turnover. These correlations tend to be stronger among white collar workers. It is still largely unclear to what extent satisfaction effects productivity or vice versa. See Scheme 1.

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تاریخ انتشار 2003