Mediating Effects of Organizational Culture on the Relationships between Employee Happiness and Job Satisfaction in UAE Public Organizations

Abstract

People that are pleased with their lives usually experience greater satisfaction in their jobs. In addition, happiness is correlated with evidence of success in the workplace and can increase an employee’s effectiveness, performance and job satisfaction levels at work. It is therefore, important for organizations to identify the factors which influence employee happiness to enhance its cultural value-offering for employees and, in turn, increase their levels of job satisfaction. Although UAE government staffs has shown an increase in employee happiness and job satisfaction, there is still significant room for continuous improvement, especially by including the organizational culture. Hence the importance and need for conducting research into employee happiness research in UAE public government offices is paramount. Quantitative methodology was used and SPSS and AMOS software were used to analyze the data. The main analysis that provides inferential result to help answer the research questions was conducted using the covariance-based structural equation modelling approach. The results were reported in tables and figures accompanied by a description of each piece of information contained in the tables and figures.