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Att ha “kul” på arbetsplatsen: innovativt eller barnsligt?: En kvalitativ studie gällande anställdas och chefers inställning till att ha “kul” på arbetsplatsen
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Business Studies.
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Business Studies.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Purpose: The aim of this study is to get a better understanding on how employees within the restaurant and accountant business view different types of  ”fun” at the workplace. The aim is to clarify what effects the different types of fun have to the work performance from a managers point of view.  The study is also intended to explore what similarities and differences there are between employees and managers view of workplace fun, but also to see if the restaurant and accountant businesses distinguish from each other.

Theory: In the beginning there will be statements from employees and managers point of view of workplace fun. Thereafter, the theoretical reference framework will be described based on employees and managers-controlled activities where previous research presents concepts to clarify and emphasize these activities. At last the effects that contribute to work performance as a result from having fun at the workplace will be described. Theoretical reference framework emphasizes the different businesses impact on having fun.

Method: A qualitative method with a deductive approach has been used based on theoretical research and this was implemented in practicality through semi-structured interviews that later were collected as data. The people that got interviewed were both employees and managers within the restaurant and accountant business. The study applies a comfort selection.

Conclusion: The conclusion of the study shows that both managers and employees consider having fun at the workplace to be important and that employee-controlled activities are more appreciated. The manager-controlled activities were more preferred amongst employees within the restaurant business rather than employees from the accountant business. However, it was shown that managers from both businesses consider the opposite regarding managers-controlled activities.

Abstract [sv]

Syfte: Det övergripande syftet med denna studie är att få en djupare förståelse för hur anställda inom restaurang- och revisionsbranschen upplever olika typer av “kul” på arbetsplatsen. Till syftet hör att klargöra vilka effekter dessa olika typer av kul har till arbetet ur chefernas perspektiv. Studien ämnar även att undersöka vilka likheter och olikheter som finns mellan anställda och chefer i dessa avseenden samt hur detta skiljer sig åt mellan restaurang- och revisionsbranschen.

Teoretisk referensram: Till en början följer en redogörelse över de anställdas respektive chefernas ställning till att ha kul på arbetsplatsen. Därefter redogör den teoretiska referensramen för en uppdelning på medarbetarstyrda samt chefsstyrda aktiviteter där tidigare forskning presenterar begrepp för att tydliggöra och belysa dessa aktiviteter. Vidare redogörs det även för effekter till arbetet som ett resultat av att ha kul på arbetet. Den teoretiska referensramen belyser även de olika branschernas påverkan på att ha kul. 

Metod: En kvalitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats har tillämpats i denna studie och primärdata samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Respondenterna var både anställda och chefer inom restaurang- samt revisionsbranschen. Studien tillämpar ett bekvämlighetsurval.

Slutsatser: Studiens slutsatser visar att både chefer och anställda anser kul på arbetsplatsen vara viktigt där de medarbetarstyrda aktiviteterna var de som uppskattades till större del. De chefsstyrda aktiviteterna föredrogs till större del bland anställda inom restaurangbranschen än vad de gjorde i revisionsbranschen. Dock framkom det att cheferna inom respektive bransch ansåg det motsatta om de chefsstyrda aktiviteterna.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 50
Keywords [en]
Fun, Engagement, Performance, Organic fun, Task fun, Managed fun
Keywords [sv]
Kul, Engagemang, Prestation, Organic fun, Task fun, Managed fun
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41069OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-41069DiVA, id: diva2:1441788
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Business Studies
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Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2020-06-16 Created: 2020-06-16 Last updated: 2020-06-16Bibliographically approved

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