Attitudes Toward Workplace Fun: A Three Sector Comparison

By Katherine A. Karl, Joy Peluchette, Leda Hall-Indiana, Lynn K. Harland. 2005

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Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science

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Fun in the workplace: A review and expanded theoretical perspective (2019, background): “In another study, Peluchette and Karl (2005) found that positive attitudes regarding the appropriateness, salience, and consequences of fun in the workplace were positively related to job satisfaction in a sample of health care workers.”
Fun and friends: The impact of workplace fun and constituent attachment on turnover in a hospitality context (2014, background): “…be subsumed under this umbrella, the present research will assess the impact of more mainstream activities that are generally perceived favorably, such as social events, team building activities and public celebrations of achievements and personal milestones (Ford et al., 2003; Karl et al., 2005).”
Does fun promote learning? The relationship between fun in the workplace and informal learning (2017, background): “being, such as social outings with coworkers, team building events, and celebrations of milestones and achievements (Ford, McLaughlin, & Newstrom, 2003; Karl et al., 2005).”
Effects of attitudes vs experience of workplace fun on employee behaviors: Focused on Generation Y in the hospitality industry (2013, background): “Introduction A growing number of business writers and consultants maintain that fun at work is essential for enhancing employee motivation and productivity, while reducing stress (Karl et al., 2005).”
Play at Work: An Integrative Review and Agenda for Future Research (2018, background): “It has been examined in three ways: as a state (i.e., emotional reaction to having fun at work; Karl et al., 2005), as an evaluation of the workplace (i.e., perceptions/climate for fun; Fleming, 2005), and as specific features of the work environment (i.e., manager support for fun, fun activities,…”
Does Fun Pay? The Impact of Workplace Fun on Employee Turnover and Performance (2013, background): “Such activities have been a common focus of popularized accounts of fun at work and several empirical investigations (e.g., Ford, McLaughlin, and Newstrom 2003; Hemsath, Yerkes, and McCullen 1997; Karl et al. 2005).”