Creating an Innovative Workplace: Effects of Humor Style and Supervisor Support

Having fun! The role of workplace fun in enhancing employees’ creative behaviors in Chinese work settings

“…However, some Eastern workplaces, especially in China, view having fun at work negatively, associating it with laziness; the word “fun” is often associated with a lack of seriousness and an attempt to escape from reality. Although fun activities can help retain optimism and strengthen work values, workplace fun and some kinds of workplace humor are often perceived in a negative light and do not help an organization’s outcomes [ 1 , 2 ], and employees might develop a cynical mentality when organizations introduce fun elements into the workplace environment [ 3 ]. Despite these apparent inconsistencies, research has shown that workplace fun influences employees’ work attitudes and behaviors.…”