Happiness at Work: Evidence of Young People’s Expectations from Lithuania Cover Image

Happiness at Work: Evidence of Young People’s Expectations from Lithuania
Happiness at Work: Evidence of Young People’s Expectations from Lithuania

Author(s): Irena Bakanauskienė, Gustė Zagurskytė
Subject(s): Economy, Organizational Psychology, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Workplace happiness; Young employee expectations; Human resource management;

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to: 1) assess young people’s general perception of happiness at work; 2) identify their most important features of happiness at work; 3) highlight the impact of demographic factors on expectations. The results of the study revealed that the most important features of happiness for young people in Lithuania are as follows: communication with colleagues, independence in achieving one’s goals and matching the organizational activities with the employees’ values; whereas demographic factors do not affect the expectations of happiness at work.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 85
  • Page Range: 1-11
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English