ABSTRACT:
Interest in workplace happiness as a scholarly topic has grown in recent years. The present research is aimed to investigate the inter-relationship between workplace stress, workplace motivation and workplace happiness. During this post lockdown period, there is an increased risk to get contacted with COVID-19. Employees would be able to focus upon their work only if they are experiencing parental behavior from their employers. Their stress needs to be managed effectively to be motivated enough to do their work in order to get desired performance. To examine the relationship between variables considered for the study, correlation and multiple regression analysis is used. Implications, limitations, suggestions for business organization and future scope of the study have been discussed at the end of the article.
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Abha Toshniwal, Rajeshwari Narendran. An Intertwined approach to workplace Happiness, Workplace Motivation and Workplace Stress: A Study on covid-19 Lockdown. Asian Journal of Management. 2020;11(4):407-412. doi: 10.5958/2321-5763.2020.00062.1
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Abha Toshniwal, Rajeshwari Narendran. An Intertwined approach to workplace Happiness, Workplace Motivation and Workplace Stress: A Study on covid-19 Lockdown. Asian Journal of Management. 2020;11(4):407-412. doi: 10.5958/2321-5763.2020.00062.1 Available on: https://ajmjournal.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2020-11-4-7
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