This study focuses on control and autonomy among an emerging class of knowledge workers in sales, from the employees … extended periods of time, where they customised the emergent technology offered by their company. How did management control … collected at a small engineering boutique. Market control emerges in this study as a central control mechanism. The sales …

and testing of more accurate hypotheses on the links between voice mechanisms and workplace outcomes. Design … should routinely be included in studies of the links among voice and workplace outcomes. Findings – The paper develops … affect workplace outcomes in greater detail. This leads to a re‐examination of factors that should be included in empirical …

Purpose – This extended editorial to the Special Issue “Are we having fun yet? A consideration of workplace fun and … engagement” aims to review the current debates on organised “fun at work” and to suggest a framework for understanding workplace … framework for understanding workplace fun and employee engagement offers opportunities for empirical testing. Practical …

corporation. This raises questions about the nature of workplace control, resistance and the meaning of authenticity at work … outlined is located within the emergence of market rationalism and associated claims of the limitations of normative control … and proposes a modified concept of culture and “fun” management – neo‐normative control. It also serves to challenge the …

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate how generational differences moderate the relationship between workplace fun … and individual workplace outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The authors review and integrate the literatures on … workplace fun and generational theory and empirically test the interaction effects of generation membership and workplace fun …

employees perceive their level of voice over workplace decisions. The inclusion of direct voice mechanisms is noteworthy as … was viewed as especially important in terms of employees asserting that they have some influence over workplace issues … are within organizations. There appeared to be minimal positive feedback on how union's influenced the workplace, even in …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend research on fun in the workplace by focussing on its relationship with … were cross-sectional. Practical implications – Workplace fun may play a role in enhancing embeddedness, but organizations … of workplace fun in a more nuanced perspective by examining its relationship on embeddedness relative to other important …

performance. The findings in this study highlight a need to provide employees with a sense of ownership and control. Findings also …

Purpose – This paper aims to present exploratory, empirical data from an ethnographic study into workplace humour and … fun. It explores the notion that workplace humour and fun are influenced by the creation of boundaries that either enable … different workplace sectors and environments. Originality/value – Boundaries constructed through social processes are assuming …

, to better understand the organic dynamics of workplace fun. Design/methodology/approach – This is an ethnographic study … description and analysis of organic workplace humour in a contemporary food production setting and offers a typology of joking …