Research-Design Connections: Fun May Not Be Such a Good Idea
Baldry and Hallier have news for workplace planners. Trying to incorporate “fun” spaces in workplaces may not be a good idea. They integrate their backgrounds in human resource management (academic and applied) and recent research literature with information about contemporary workplace experiences to reach these conclusions. Their “analysis suggests that management’s attempts to determine what is deemed fun may not only be resented by workers because it intrudes on their existing private identities but also because it seeks to reshape their values and expression.”
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