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How Can I Thrive at Work? the Interplay of Employees’ Environment, Work Culture and Job-related Factors

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study investigates how three organizational antecedents – environment, work culture, and job design – jointly shape employees’ thriving at work. We propose that these factors create a supportive ecosystem that fosters both vitality and learning. Using a survey of 316 employees in the ICT industry in North Macedonia, we conducted multiple linear regression analyses to assess the predictive power of environment, work culture, and job design on thriving at work. Results reveal that the environmental factors emerged as the strongest predictor, followed by job design and work culture. Altogether, these factors accounted for a substantial portion of the variability in thriving at work, underscoring their collective importance for employee well-being and development. From a practical standpoint, these findings suggest that enhancing physical, social, and structural job dimensions can substantially boost employees’ vitality and learning. For managers and human resource professionals, the insights encourage a holistic approach by integrating ergonomic practices, cultivating a positive organizational culture, and thoughtfully designing job roles to promote thriving in contemporary, often remote, work settings.

Source: DIEM

DOI: 10.17818/diem/2026/1.1

Authors: Bojan Kitanovikj, Ljupcho Eftimov, Alison Pearce, Violeta Cvetkoska

Institutions: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Northumbria University

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions