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The Relationship of Employee Engagement on Happiness at Work: A Literature Review

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The study aims to review and analyze the literature on the relationship between employee engagement and happiness at work. The study mainly adopts descriptive analysis to objectively screen and analyze the collected literature based on a yearly timeline. This study used a comprehensive literature review method to select 9 articles related to the topic of this study from 142 literature reviews. It was found that employee engagement can have a relationship with happiness at work, however, it remains to be confirmed. The study provides a theoretical foundation for the application in future work fields and offers clear guidance strategies for enterprise management in practical applications.
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