Description

‘Workplace Happiness: Relevance to Employee Outcomes in Knowledge-Intensive Industries’ is based on an empirical study that brings into focus the centrality of workplace happiness and the influence that organizational HR practices play in promoting employee happiness, that in turn facilitates their outcomes at work, critical for individual development and organization success.
It attempts to break popular myths on happiness, clarify why happiness at work should be prioritized over employee engagement or satisfaction, establish empirical evidence of its influence on employee outcomes, identify HR practices that play a key role in creating happy and productive workplaces, and recommend a robust workplace happiness model that can be leveraged by companies to increase the happiness quotient in their companies.

About Author

Dr. Ajay Bhatia is an accomplished management professional with overall 32+ years of experience, including 28+ years of rich corporate experience in diverse leadership positions across several renowned multinational companies, and last 4 years in Academics. He holds a degree in law, post-graduation degree in Statistics and doctorate degree in Management. He is also a certified OD Analyst, and Certified Appreciative Coach & Counsellor.

He was awarded as “101 Most Fabulous Coaching Leaders” in Feb’20 by World HRD Congress, “Karnataka’s Top HR Leader” in Nov’17 by World HRD Congress, and “50 Most Influential HR Tech Leaders” in Sept’15 by Asia Pacific HRM Congress. His areas of specialization are HRM, Talent Development, Training, Mentoring, Coaching, Labour laws, and Workplace Happiness.