The moderating effect of employee relations on networking towards workplace happiness among married women in Malaysia

This study tries to examine the moderating effect of employee relations in enhancing the workplace happiness. A social exchange theory was used. A total of 1200 married working women in the public, private and government-linked organizations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were sampled using a stratified random sample. The study employed a survey method, using questionnaire as the research instrument to collect data. Results showed that there is a strong positive relationship between internal contacts and workplace happiness while the relationship between external contacts is moderately positive. All the hypotheses are supported. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.