Do employees experience more work-related happiness because of the work-related happiness dialogue map?
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2018-11-02
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The work-related happiness dialogue map, aimed at improving work-related happiness, is a relatively new intervention and because the work-related happiness dialogue map has only been studied once before (Van Hekezen, 2017), it is an interesting intervention to study.
The aim of this research is to provide insight into the short- and long-term effects of the work-related happiness dialogue map intervention on the happiness of employees to give recommendations to organizations regarding the use and improvement of the intervention. The central question that coincides with the aim of this research is ‘What are the short-term and long-term effects of implementing the work-related happiness dialogue map on the work-related happiness of employees?’
Based on the results of the mixed-methods research, the short-term effects showed to be an increase in personal resources and a non-significant increased work-related happiness score for the participants from ZZG and Humanitas, but a non-significant decrease work-related happiness scores for participants from Hogeschool Utrecht. The long-term effect showed to be a (non-significant) decrease in work-related happiness scores for participants from Hogeschool Utrecht and ZZG and no effect in work-related happiness scores for participants from Humanitas. What showed to be important is the context in which the session was introduced, executed and followed-up, It should be a process in which all team members are present, motivated to join the session, believe in the success of the intervention and able to express themselves the way they want.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen