Abstract

This study examines the extent to which working for a nonprofit organization (NPO) is associated with happiness in five Asian societies. The dataset of the World Values Survey is employed for empirical analysis. The findings indicate that NPO employment has a favorable effect on happiness and that the roles of NPO workers influence this effect. The increased sense of well-being associated with working for NPOs is related to workers’ occupations, and this relationship is particularly significant for nonsupervisory and highly skilled workers. The happiness enhancement effect is irrelevant for NPO workers engaged in manual tasks. Part-time employment by NPOs is associated with relatively limited enhancement of happiness. Enhancing all employees’ well-being is crucial for the sustainability of NPOs. On the basis of our findings, we suggest that NPOs should implement policies to determine the sources of employee stress to help create a happier workforce and achieve organizational missions effectively.

摘要

本研究调查了在五个亚洲社会中为非营利组织 (NPO) 工作与幸福感相关的程度。世界价值观调查的数据集被用于实证分析。研究结果表明，非营利组织就业对幸福感有积极影响，而非营利组织工作人员的角色会影响这种影响。与为非营利组织工作相关的幸福感增加与工人的职业有关，这种关系对于非监管和高技能工人尤为重要。幸福感增强效应与从事体力劳动的 NPO 工作者无关。非营利组织的兼职就业对幸福感的提升相对有限。提高所有员工的福祉对于非营利组织的可持续性至关重要。根据我们的发现，