Construction of  Workplace Fun Type Model and EmpiricalStudy of its Function Based on Mixed Methods

doi:10.12005/orms.2017.0099

Operations Research and Management Science ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 185-191.DOI: 10.12005/orms.2017.0099

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Construction of Workplace Fun Type Model and EmpiricalStudy of its Function Based on Mixed Methods

WANG Ya-ming¹, TANG Jie², LIU Wen-bin¹

1.School of Management and Economics, UESTC, Chengdu 610054, China;
2.School of Economics, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350108, China

Received:2017-03-07 Online:2017-04-25

基于混合方法的工作乐趣分类模型构建及其效用的实证研究

汪亚明¹, 唐杰², 刘文彬¹

1.电子科技大学经济与管理学院,四川成都 610054;
2.福建师范大学经济学院,福建福州 350108

作者简介:汪亚明(1978-),男,安徽桐城人,博士研究生,研究方向:组织行为与人力资源管理;唐杰(1981-),通讯作者,男,福建福州人,副教授,博士,研究方向:组织理论、组织行为;刘文彬(1982-),男,浙江衢州人,副教授,博士,研究方向:组织行为,公司创新。
基金资助:
国家社会科学基金项目(14CGL018);国家自然科学基金青年项目 (71302175)

Abstract

Abstract: This paper adopts mixed researching methods to analyze enterprises’ practicing type and effects of workplace fun. Based on proposing theoretical model, we modify measuring scale of Chinese workplace fun. Then, we collects big-sample data to verify reliability and validity of this scale and explores different effects of various workplace fun on employees’ performance. Data analysis shows that reliability and validity of the four-type structure including sociality-oriented, relaxation-oriented, assistant-oriented and welfare-oriented fun is satisfying. However, different types of workplace fun have obvious different effects on employees’ satisfaction, working performance and organizational citizenship behavior.

Key words: workplace fun, mixed method research, typology, job performance, welfare

摘要： 本文采用混合研究的方法,分析目前两岸企业工作乐趣的开展类型和效果。在构建类型学概念模型基础上,修订中华工作乐趣测量量表并检验不同乐趣活动对员工的绩效影响差异。数据分析结果表明社交型、放松型、辅助型和福利型乐趣的四类结构信效度良好,但不同类型乐趣对员工满意度、任务绩效和组织公民行为的影响存在明显差异。

关键词: 工作乐趣, 类型学, 混合方法研究, 工作绩效, 福利

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WANG Ya-ming, TANG Jie, LIU Wen-bin. Construction of Workplace Fun Type Model and EmpiricalStudy of its Function Based on Mixed Methods[J]. Operations Research and Management Science, 2017, 26(4): 185-191.

汪亚明, 唐杰, 刘文彬. 基于混合方法的工作乐趣分类模型构建及其效用的实证研究[J]. 运筹与管理, 2017, 26(4): 185-191.

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