What is Happiness?: Career Development and Reducing Barriers

Authors : Emine KAMBUR

Pages : 1063-1079

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Publication Date : 2023-09-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :It is important to have qualified employees for institutions that want to achieve success by keeping up with the environment of constant competition and change in the business world. Career development process and making employees feel happy are important in gaining qualified employees and ensuring their continuity in the organization. Employees prefer to stay in organizations that contribute to their own development and do not feel restricted. In this study, the mediating role of happiness levels in the relationship between career barrier perceived by white-collar employees and career development was examined. This study was carried out with 450 participants working in the finance, production and service sectors in Istanbul. The response rate to the surveys is 69% because the questionnaires were delivered to 650 participants. As a result of the analyzes made with IBM SPSS Process-Macro, it has been determined that the perceived career barrier has an effect on reducing the level of career development and happiness, and happiness has a mediating role in this relationship.
Keywords : Beyaz Yakalı Çalışan, Algılanan Kariyer Engeli, Kariyer Gelişimi, Mutluluk