Affect and favorable work outcomes: two longitudinal studies of the happy-productive worker thesis

Article Abstract:

Two alternative versions of the happy-productive worker thesis linking mood and disposition with job performance have been tested. It is hypothesized that an employee's affective state will be directionally associated with performance evaluations for a particular period of time. The employee's affective disposition is also speculated to be directly associated with supervisory performance evaluations over multiple periods of time. Results show that individual characteristics significantly influence behavior and performance over time.

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Further thoughts on the happy-productive worker

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G. Ledford noted that the new findings on the happy-productive worker thesis may not become popular because management and labor have opposing interests. He believes that happy workers may be productive in a dispositional, but not in a motivational manner, does not give management and employees new insights to improve their lots. It is also not politically correct to advise companies that they should hire only happy workers to improve output and reject applicants who are unhappy.

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