Well-Being at Work and Organizational Performance: Case of Small and Medium Enterprises of North Cameroon

Abstract

At a time when companies are faced with numerous upheavals, they are more than ever in search of performance, and at a time when employees are denouncing working conditions and managerial practices, reconciling the well-being of employees and the performance of the company is a hot topic and a strategic issue for Small and Medium Enterprises of North Cameroon. The literature review and the results of Small and Medium Enterprises of North Cameroon lead us to consider "well-being at work" and "work performance. To do this, we conducted a qualitative study based on interview as concerns “working conditions”. Our empirical results conclude that the factors making it possible to reconcile well-being at work and the performance of the company are good human relation strategies put in place, sustainable motivation by employers, culture of hard work from all stakeholders and peaceful climate in the organization. The researcher recommended a culture of peace and harmony in the organization and harnessing good human relation skills by all and sundry in the organization.