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EXPLORING THE ROLE OF FUN IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT CREATIVE PERFORMANCE AND JOB STRESS A CASE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).26      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).26      Published : Mar 2018

Exploring the Role of Fun in Organizational Commitment, Creative Performance, and Job Stress: A Case of Higher Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abstract

    Any organization desires to have an environment of less job stress, committed employees, and impressive performance in every dimension of their organization. The study at hand is designed to find how fun is related to organizational commitment, creative performance, and job stress. The study is qualitative in nature and used a single case-study design as a research strategy. The target population is an institution of higher studies. Sixteen faculty members from the institute participated. The faculty members were interviewed to find out the relationship of fun with the aforementioned constructs. Findings indicated that people had felt more commitment towards the organization due to fun at the workplace. Fun also proved to be instrumental in enhancing creative performance and reducing job stress. The study provides incentivize directions to institutions and make employees productive cum creative performers. Along with the implementers the policymakers can take benefit from the study.

    (1) Muhammad Tufail
    Lecturer in Management Sciences, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Nazim Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies,University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Sardar Alam Khan
    PhD Scholar,Department of Management Studies,University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Tufail, Muhammad, Nazim Ali, and Sardar Alam Khan. "Exploring the Role of Fun in Organizational Commitment, Creative Performance, and Job Stress: A Case of Higher Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. I (2018): 447-459. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-I).26