A play-at-work intervention: What are the benefits?
In: South African Journal of Economic & Management Sciences, Jg. 23 (2020), Heft 1, S. 1-11
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Background: Organisations are investing time and resources in implementing play at work. However, the possible effect of play at work as an organisational intervention is largely unknown. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of a play-at-work intervention on psychological detachment, work enjoyment, employee performance, and workplace boredom of work teams. Setting: The sample consisted of 26 telemarketing employees in the Northwest Province, South Africa. Methods: A longitudinal, three-wave intervention study design was followed. The sample consisted of two work teams from a telesales company divided into the experimental group (n = 9) and the control group (n = 17). A play-atwork intervention consisting of different single-player and multi-player games was developed. Surveys were used to collect data prior to introducing the intervention, after one week of play, and again after the second week of the intervention. Results: The results indicated that the play-at-work intervention positively influenced employees' psychological detachment during their lunch break. Team performance also increased when the play-at-work intervention was introduced. Conclusion: Employees who participates in play during their breaks will be more likely to psychologically detach compared to other employees. Also, organisations who implement play will have higher team performance compared to others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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A play-at-work intervention: What are the benefits?
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Fourie, Liana ; Els, Crizelle ; de Beer, Leon T. |
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Zeitschrift: | South African Journal of Economic & Management Sciences, Jg. 23 (2020), Heft 1, S. 1-11 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2020 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1015-8812 (print) |
DOI: | 10.4102/sajems.v23i1.2815 |
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