Title: Does workplace happiness lead to organisational citizenship behaviour: a study of faculty in higher education institutions

Authors: Ritu Deswal; Karamvir Sheokand

Addresses: Institute of Management Studies and Research, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India ' Institute of Management Studies and Research, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Abstract: Workplace happiness has a crucial role in engaging organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB). The above relationship has been researched extensively in organisational psychology, but human resource management scholars have yet to give more attention. This study advances knowledge by examining workplace happiness and organisational citizenship behaviour. A sample of 376 faculty members of higher education institutions is used in this quantitative study. Correlation and regression analysis were used to study the relationship between workplace happiness and organisational citizenship behaviour. The results showed that workplace happiness and organisational citizenship behaviour both positively and statistically significantly correlated. Organisational citizenship behaviour is significantly influenced by workplace happiness. This work is distinctively different because it introduces a previously unexplored connection between workplace happiness and organisational citizenship behaviour in higher education institutions. Higher education institutions must develop strategies for fostering a happy workplace.

Keywords: workplace happiness; organisational citizenship behaviour; OCB; higher education institutions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWI.2025.145765

International Journal of Work Innovation, 2025 Vol.6 No.2, pp.148 - 166

Received: 09 Aug 2023
Accepted: 23 Oct 2023
Published online: 23 Apr 2025 *

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