The effect of employee happiness on performance of employees in public organization in United Arab Emirates

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of employee happiness on employee performance in the public sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study operationalized employee happiness into performance appraisal, ?lexible working hours, promotion, rewards and recognition, income, peer and supervisor support, workload, and workplace environment. The data was collected from 319 employees working in Abu Dhabi and Dubai using a questionnaire “The effect of employee spirituality and emotional wellness toward the relationship between employee happiness and employee performance 2019”. The ?indings were derived using Smart Partial Least Squares (PLS). The ?indings showed that performance appraisal, income, workplace environment, promotion, reward and recognition, and peer and supervisor support are signi?icant predictors of employee performance. Flexible Working Hours (FWH) and workload have an insigni?icant effect on employee performance. Findings were discussed, and decision-makers are advised to increase employee happiness among employees in UAE.