... parties, extend fun in the workplace literature, and provide evidence-based prescriptions for applied practice. In the context of extant empirical research, the holiday party can be subsumed under the umbrella of fun in the workplace. Formally speaking, fun in the workplace refers to features...

...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...