IS “WORKPLACE FUN” A NEW MANAGEMENT FASHION OR ANOTHER PASSING FAD?

Elif Bilginoglu; Ugur Yozgat

doi:https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.732

Article Details

IS “WORKPLACE FUN” A NEW MANAGEMENT FASHION OR ANOTHER PASSING FAD?

Authors:

Elif Bilginoglu | Ugur Yozgat

Publisher:

PressAcademia

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of Management Marketing and Logistics 2017 Vol.4 Issue 4, pp.448-455

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000742354

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2148-6670

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.732

Abstract:

 


Purpose- The aim of
the paper is to shed light on the issue whether the fun work environments are
of strategic importance for organizations or they are only a new management fad
or fashion. 


Methodology- The
research includes a qualitative study (interview with five Human Resource
managers and five management consultants) and a quantitative study (surveys
with 388 with Turkish private bank employees who work for the headquarters of
these banks). 


Findings- The results
of both studies indicate that the respondents do not believe that fun working
environments are a management fad or fashion. The paper also provides evidence
that there has been a sustained interest in workplace fun that it is quite
unlike the other popular management techniques that are suggested as panaceas
or quick-fixes for organizations.

Conclusion- This study
provides evidence that the workplace fun initiatives are neither management
fads nor fashions and that they are believed to be one of those dominant
management concepts that survive.  



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Article Details

IS “WORKPLACE FUN” A NEW MANAGEMENT FASHION OR ANOTHER PASSING FAD?

Authors: Elif Bilginoglu | Ugur Yozgat

Publisher: PressAcademia

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Journal of Management Marketing and Logistics 2017 Vol.4 Issue 4, pp.448-455

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000742354

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2148-6670

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.732

Issues

Authors:

Elif Bilginoglu | Ugur Yozgat

Publisher:

PressAcademia

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Journal of Management Marketing and Logistics 2017 Vol.4 Issue 4, pp.448-455

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000742354

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2148-6670

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.732