2019 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Happiness in Global Companies: Comparative Enablers and Impact on Performance

Research Project

Project/Area Number	17K03920
Research Institution	University of Tsukuba
Principal Investigator	Benton Caroline 筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系(副学長), 副学長 (50520897)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	マニエー渡邊レミー筑波大学, ビジネスサイエンス系, 准教授 (00527848) 内田亨新潟国際情報大学, 経営情報学部, 教授 (50453460) Orsini Philippe 日本大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (70409093)
Project Period (FY)	2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Keywords	Subjective-well-being / Happiness / Job performance / Japan / France
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	Based on findings of our previous research, in-depth interviews of 15 Japanese and 19 French employees were conducted to identify the predictors and enablers of subjective well-being and job performance in global firms. The researchers then analyzed and coded the text of the interviews to develop a quantitative questionnaire to verify the antecedents of subjective well-being in the context of Japanese and French firms. Four hundred and forty respondents in both Japan and France were surveyed. Factor, regression and SEM analyses are being conducted to verify the findings and to identify cross-cultural differences in predictors of subjective well-being. In addition, the researchers of the project authored a paper which has been accepted by a leading international referred journal.

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