Document Type : Original Article
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1 Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2 Department of Industrial Engineering, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran
Abstract
Happiness is primarily studied in psychology and sociology to enable people to create and maintain happiness in their lives. However, it is ignored in management studies. Joyful organization, as a broad concept in management studies, tries to contemplate this subject to influence nearly one-third of human life. Researchers demonstrate that happier workers are more productive and satisfied with their jobs. The current paper tries to examine joyful organization by a system dynamics approach. We plan causal loop and flow diagrams to clarify the concept and its precedents and proceedings in an organization. Then, developing two scenarios, we simulate the impact of productivity gain sharing on future productivity trends and joy within the workplace. The result of our paper emphasizes the critical effect of productivity gain sharing on maintaining joy within organizations.
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