Survey Data Responses on Employee Happiness: Focusing On Individual Factor Among Staff In Malaysian Higher Education Institution

This data presented the descriptive data on organization factors that contribute to staff happiness. The survey was conducted in one of Malaysian Higher Education Institution which is located at southern of the Malay Peninsula. The study involved 15 respondents comprising academic and non-academic staff at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. The session of Round Table Discussion was organised to discuss the issues has been highlighted from survey data. Discussion topic covered the opinion and suggestion of respondent to what are the personal factors proposed are contribute to staff happiness. The Round Table Discussion sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed. Informants were given a copy of the transcripts to review in ensuring accuracy. The resulting study data was then analyzed using thematic analysis. To ensure data trustworthiness, the researcher applied both participant and literature review cross-checks. Data analyses shows that the personal economy and appreciation dimension were the highest contributors in determining the employee happiness followed by support system, work station environment and trust. As a conclusion, the data set provides an initial record of how personal factor of employee in the organisation affect their happiness at work place.本数据集收录了影响员工幸福感的组织层面因素的描述性数据。本次调研于马来半岛南部的一所马来西亚高等院校开展，研究对象为马来西亚敦胡先翁大学（Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia）的15名受访职员，涵盖学术与非学术两类人员。研究团队组织圆桌讨论会，围绕调研数据中凸显的核心议题展开研讨，讨论议题涵盖了受访者就“影响员工幸福感的个人层面因素”所提出的观点与建议。圆桌讨论全程录音并完成转写，研究人员向所有受访职员提供转写文本副本，供其复核以确保数据准确性。随后，研究团队采用主题分析法对所得研究数据进行分析。为保障数据可信度，研究人员采用了受访者复核与文献交叉核验双重检验方法。数据分析结果显示，个人经济维度与认可维度是决定员工幸福感的首要影响因素，其次分别为支持体系、办公工位环境与信任度。综上，本数据集初步记录了组织内员工的个人层面因素如何影响其职场幸福感。