Introduction and literature reviewUnfortunately I was unhappy during the internship I did, I felt excluded, undervalued, ignored and unwanted. Inevitably, this made a big impression on me. It affected my personality, morale, work ethic and unfortunately ultimately affected my productivity. It wasn't until towards the end that I started thinking about a research topic that I thought I should research something that I've come across in the last four months in the world of work. My unhappiness struck me as an important aspect of my position and I wondered if I could explore this further. I was wondering if many organizations place importance on the happiness of their employees and what exactly would benefit the company if they placed some, if not none, but also the effect of ignoring it. Knowing that I will put a huge amount of work into my research, I wanted to explore something that was not just relevant to HR but to my experience. I know I'm not alone in feeling the way I felt and I feel like this is an issue in the world of work that I wanted to explore and expand my knowledge when I started researching I found a significant amount of benefits and was wondering why this wasn't a standard practice in all organizations as it seemed to have a huge effect on productivity and motivation. Making the working environment pleasant can cost little or nothing and it is important to recognize how beneficial it is for the manager, colleagues and the organization to improve it as much as possible, ignoring it can lead to many problems which can be unnecessary and costly. .Research Statement In my project I aim to explore and research what importance managers place on a happy work environment and the effect it has on...... middle of paper ...... topic edge , I will do it by reading many articles that I have found easily assessable already on the internet and in the articles there are many authors cited which will allow me to acquire further readings. My goal is also to read many of Sonja Lyubomirsky's works, as they seem extremely interesting and relevant. Once I have a good understanding, I will contact employers from different industries who I hope to interview and question them about their thoughts and whether they make a conscious effort to ensure their employees have a happy working environment in order to increase productivity and motivation. By talking to these people I hope it will give me great insight into how it is addressed in practice, if at all, and give me the necessary and valuable information to enable me to further my research and write my report.