| MOTIVATING Background:
Do you think that, if employers could
make work more like play, employees
would be as enthusiastic about their
jobs as they are about what they do in their
leisure time? Let's see where this idea might take us. Task:
After reading the "Characteristics of PLAY," place a √ in
column one for those characteristics you have experienced
in your leisure time activities. Likewise, check column
three for those "Characteristics of WORK" you have
experienced in any of the jobs you've held.  <![CDATA[<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0076735192/948876/Ch09_t1.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (110.0K)</a>]]>
Discussion Questions| 1. | What prevents managers from making work more like play? | | 2. | Are these forces real, or imagined? | | 3. | What would be the likely (positive and negative) results of making work more like play? | | 4. | Could others in the organization accept such creative behaviors? |
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