RT journal article
T1 Business ethics, corporate social responsibility and fostering innovation as predictors of employee happiness
T2 Ética empresarial, responsabilidad social corporativa e innovación como predictores de la felicidad de los empleados
A1 Mercader, Víctor
A1 Galván-Vela, Esthela
A1 Salazar Altamirano, Mario Alberto
A1 Ravina Ripoll, Rafael
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 Workplace happiness
K1 personal ethics
K1 social ethics
K1 innovative behaviour
K1 business training
K1 corporate social responsibility
K1 workplace well-being
K1 organisational happiness
K1 employee well-being
K1 Mexico
K1 CB-SEM
K1 structural equation modelling
AB Introduction/Objective: this paper examines the influence of personal and social ethics,innovative behaviour, business training, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) onworkplace and personal happiness. By exploring how these interconnected variables shapewell-being in professional settings and extend into personal life, the research contributesto the broader understanding of happiness management within organisations.Methodology: a quantitative approach was adopted, utilising covariance-based structuralequation modelling (CB-SEM). The study analysed a sample of 323 employees from theindustrial sector in Baja California, Mexico. Data were collected using validated scalesto measure personal and social ethics, innovative behaviour, business training, CSR,workplace happiness, and personal happiness. The methodology included exploratoryfactor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) to evaluate the relationshipsbetween the variables.Results: the findings reveal that personal ethics, business training, and CSR significantlypredict workplace happiness, which subsequently enhances personal happiness. Incontrast, social ethics and innovative behaviour did not demonstrate a significant impacton workplace happiness, suggesting that cultural or contextual factors may mediate theserelationships.Conclusions: the study underscores the importance of fostering ethical practices andinvesting in professional development to boost employee well-being. Organisations thatprioritise ethical growth and professional training can enhance both workplace andoverall happiness. Future research should investigate these dynamics across diversecultural contexts and industries to further elucidate the nuanced relationships identified.
PB Konrad Lorenz
SN 2215-910X
YR 2025
FD 2025-03-31
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36168
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36168
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026