examining the fun factors and age differences in attitudes toward workplace fun in modern companies

Authors

غلامرضا عسگری

استادیار دانشگاه صنعتی مالک اشتر، تهران، ایران محمود محمدی

استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران مرکز، ایران مهدی اسماعیل زاده

کارشناس ارشد مدیریت، دانشگاه صنعتی مالک اشتر، تهران ایران

abstract

this paper aims to examine the fun concept and age differences in attitudes toward workplace fun. the authors review the literature on workplace fun and generational theory. the fun in workplace was measured with karl et al.’s (2005) and generational cohort was measured by the respondents’ birth year using a sample of 296 workers at a industrial company in south west of tehran. according to results it is recognized that games, trust in managers, and, trust in co-workers were most important issue of fun in the workplace. however there are no differences between the two generations in attitudes toward workplace fun. implications, limitations, and suggestions discussed

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