Purpose

The significant role of universities in generating and diffusing new knowledge in the interest of society has positioned faculty as knowledge creators. The present study contributes to the domain of positive psychology by heeding the happiness call in academia. The research intends to develop and validate a scale for measuring happiness at work (HAW) for knowledge creators.

Design/methodology/approach

The study is systematically designed across a series of four independent studies: (1) Dimensionality and item analysis, (2) scale purification, (3) scale refinement and nomological validation and (4) generalizability. Additionally, common method bias (CMB) was checked utilizing the marker variable technique.

Findings

HAW has been established as a second-order reflective-reflective construct with six factors, namely work satisfaction, self-directedness, self-love, positive thinking, positive social relationships and work-family balance. The nomological validity and generalizability of the scale have also been established.

Research limitations/implications

The study is an attempt to address an important topic of HAW among knowledge creators. By conceptualizing HAW as a combination of intraindividual and organizational factors, this study offers a comprehensive measure of HAW that was previously absent in the literature. The results of the study will assist management in making strategic decisions to ensure the HAW of knowledge creators.

Originality/value

Knowledge creators’ happiness is a major concern in academia and has received little attention till date. The primary contribution of this study is the conceptualization and development of a validated scale for measuring knowledge creators’ HAW. A valid and reliable scale for measuring HAW would enable researchers to gain fresh perspectives on the essence, attributes and quantification of this particularly noteworthy construct.

中文翻译：

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快乐的知识创造者支撑着国家：工作中幸福感的规模发展和验证

目的

大学在为社会利益产生和传播新知识方面发挥着重要作用，这使得教师成为知识创造者。本研究通过关注学术界对幸福的呼吁，为积极心理学领域做出了贡献。该研究旨在开发并验证知识创造者衡量工作幸福感（HAW）的量表。

设计/方法论/途径

该研究系统地设计了一系列四项独立研究：(1) 维度和项目分析，(2) 量表纯化，(3) 量表细化和法理验证，以及 (4) 普遍性。此外，还利用标记变量技术检查了共同方法偏差（CMB）。

发现

HAW被建立为一个二阶反思-反思结构，包含六个因素，即工作满意度、自我导向、自爱、积极思考、积极的社会关系和工作与家庭平衡。该量表的法理有效性和普遍性也已建立。

研究局限性/影响

这项研究试图解决知识创造者中 HAW 的一个重要话题。通过将 HAW 概念化为个人和组织因素的组合，本研究提供了以前文献中缺乏的 HAW 综合测量方法。研究结果将协助管理层做出战略决策，以确保知识创造者的HAW。

原创性/价值

知识创造者的幸福感是学术界关注的一个主要问题，但迄今为止却很少受到关注。本研究的主要贡献是概念化和开发了一个经过验证的量表，用于测量知识创造者的 HAW。有效且可靠的测量 HAW 的量表将使研究人员能够对这一特别值得注意的结构的本质、属性和量化获得新的视角。