The Influence of Organizational Climate, Self Esteem and Work Adjustment on the Happiness at work of Company Employees

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Boonlada Kunavetchakij

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The purposes of this research were 1) to study the organizational Climate level, self-esteem, work adjustment, and the level of happiness of employees; 2) to study the relationship between organizational Climate, self-esteem, work adjustment, and happiness of employees; and 3) to study the influence of organizational Climate, self-esteem, and work adjustment in order to predict company employee happiness level. A quantitative approach was conducted in this research; the data were collected through online questionnaires from 226 employees in the company. The statistical methods comprised percentage, frequency, mean, and standard deviation. The correlation analysis was based on Pearson Correlation method and Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings revealed that the majority of respondent were female, worked in technological field, and had satisfaction towards organizational Climate at a moderate level; the perception of self-esteem was at a high level; the satisfaction towards work adjustment was at a high level; the happiness at work was at a high level. The analysis of correlation between self-esteem, work adjustment and happiness of employee showed a positive result at a high level. As for the organizational Climate, it had a positive correlation with the happiness of employees at a moderate level. Based on Multiple Correlation Coefficient, the variable which best predicted the happiness of employees is the recognition of self-esteem and their own abilities (R = .882) with capability to predict factors affecting the happiness of employees at 76.9%, and standard error of prediction at 0.233.

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