... Workplace holiday party Christmas Fun in the workplace The holiday party may be more than just a purely social event in an organization. Rather, it can serve as an important workplace ritual (Trice and Beyer, 1984), lending credence to the holiday party as a topic worthy of research investigation...

...Michael J. Tews; Phillip M. Jolly; Kathryn Stafford Purpose Despite previous research indicating that fun in the workplace has favorable outcomes, the effect of fun on turnover has not been definitively determined. The present study analyzed the direct effects on turnover of three dimensions...

...Michael J. Tews; Ankie Hoefnagels; Phillip M. Jolly; Kathryn Stafford Purpose As a step toward more firmly establishing factors to promote retention among younger employees in the hospitality industry, this study aims to focuses on fun in the workplace (fun activities, manager support for fun...

...Michael J. Tews; Kathryn Stafford; Phillip M. Jolly Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether fun in the workplace inadvertently leads to greater incidences of unwanted sexual attention. Specifically, this research examined the relationship between three dimensions of fun...