Impact of Workplace Friendship on Employee Flourishing: A Moderated Mediation Model

Abstract

This study examines the impact of workplace friendship on employee flourishing, with the direct effect of work engagement, while positive humor strengthens the relationship between workplace friendship and employee flourishing. This study uses regression analysis incorporating mediation and moderation to validate the hypotheses. Workplace friendships significantly influence employee flourishing, while work engagement has a small impact. This study has many implications for bankers, managers, and other service organizations. It has a sample size of 255 respondents from 5 banks, and convenience sampling has been used to collect the data. This research focuses on the questionnaire used to gather information from 255 employees working in Pakistan's banks. As mentioned above, the results show that our hypothesis is accepted, which means a significant positive relationship exists between workplace friendships (WF) and employee flourishing (EF). The findings confirm the presence of mediation, while no moderation is present. This study analysis the workplace friendship on emplyyee flourishing