S/HR/75. The happy/productive worker thesis: More of a myth than a reality?

This paper critically evaluates the proposition that a happy worker results in a productive worker. The happy/productive worker thesis promotes the belief that happiness should produce better job performance and productivity. By evaluating many psychological dimensions of wellbeing, theories of motivational, job satisfaction and performance, it is seen how the human heart sings to the tune of happiness in life and enhances worker’s productivity. The paper includes two classic examples of a training program and how ergonomics can help increase worker’s productivity. Areas discussed include positive psychology, job satisfaction and performance, motivation, productivity and situational engineering.