Center of Excellence for Positive Organizational Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands).
Span J Psychol. 2020 Jun 19;23:e19. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2020.20.
This article introduces the concept of playful work design-the process through which employees proactively create conditions within work activities that foster enjoyment and challenge without changing the design of the job itself. First, we review play theory and the motives people may have to play during work. In addition, we use the literature on proactive work behavior to argue that individuals can take personal initiative to increase person-job fit. Combining these literatures, we provide a theoretical framework for playful work design. We discuss the development and validation of an instrument to assess playful work design, and review recent studies to elucidate the psychological effects of playful work design and its possible outcomes. Finally, we briefly discuss practical implications.
本文介绍了有趣的工作设计的概念——员工主动在工作活动中创造条件，以促进享受和挑战，而不改变工作本身的设计的过程。首先，我们回顾了游戏理论以及人们在工作中可能有玩乐动机的理论。此外，我们利用主动工作行为的文献，认为个人可以采取主动措施，增加人与工作的适配性。综合这些文献，我们提供了一个有趣的工作设计的理论框架。我们讨论了评估有趣的工作设计的工具的开发和验证，并回顾了最近的研究，以阐明有趣的工作设计的心理效应及其可能的结果。最后，我们简要讨论了实际意义。
