Fun and friends

The impact of workplace fun and constituent attachment on turnover in a hospitality context

Bibliographic Data

ID9889555
AuthorsMichael J Tews (0000-0001-9269-6874, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), John W Michel (0000-0002-2969-7409, Loyola University Maryland, corresponding author), David Grayson Allen (0000-0003-0067-2117, University of Memphis, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume67
Issue8
Pages923-946
Publication date2014-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0018726713508143
OpenAlexW2131055188
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited56

Extending the growing body of research on fun in the workplace, this article reports on a study examinining the relationship between fun and employee turnover. Specifically, this research focused on the influence of three forms of fun on turnover – fun activities, coworker socializing and manager support for fun. With a sample of 296 servers from 20 units of a national restaurant chain in the US, coworker socializing and manager support for fun were demonstrated to be significantly related to turnover. In addition, constituent attachment was found to mediate the relationship between each of the three forms of fun and turnover. This research highlights that not all types of fun are equal and demonstrates that one of the key means through which fun influences retention is by facilitating the development of high quality work relationships

Context (archaeology · Hospitality · Hospitality industry · Job satisfaction · Management · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Sample (material · Tourism · Turnover · Turnover intention · Emotional Labor in Professions · Humor Studies and Applications · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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