Relationship between job satisfaction, income and leadership with happiness at work

The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, income, leadership and happiness at work among teachers in Penang. Data were collected from 156 teachers from 3 vocational colleges in Penang and were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22.0. To answer the objective of this study, pearson correlation analysis and regression analysis were used. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to identify the correlation between job satisfaction, income and leadership with happiness at work. Besides that, multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationships between independent variables and dependent variable. The findings revealed that job satisfaction, income and leadership have significant contribution to happiness at work among teachers. Implications and recommendation for future research were also discussed in the study