Play is manifested in organizational behavior as a form of engagement with work tasks and
as a form of diversion from them. In this paper we examine both manifestations of play as …

Play has gained increasing interest among progressive-minded managers as an important
driver of motivation and productivity in work contexts. Despite its popularity in contemporary …

In recent years, technology has been increasingly harnessed for motivating and supporting
people toward various individually and collectively beneficial behaviors. One of the most …

Various streams of organizational research have examined the relationship between
creativity and leadership, albeit using slightly different names such as “creative …

The authors address the role of marketing in hypermedia computer-mediated environments
(CMEs). Their approach considers hypermedia CMEs to be large-scale (ie, national or …

Past research on playfulness in human—computer interactions has demonstrated that
computers can encourage playfulness and that playfulness can have positive and negative …

A key issue facing information systems researchers and practitioners has been the difficulty
in creating favorable user reactions to new technologies. Insufficient or ineffective training …

This study investigates the effects of multiple variables on user evaluation and perceived
impacts of electronic mail and voice mail systems. It introduces flow as an important …

Microcomputer playfulness represents the degree of cognitive spontaneity in microcomputer
interactions. Research on the general characteristic of playfulness has demonstrated …

We develop a theory-based measure of adults' playfulness, the Adult Playfulness Scale. Five
studies, conducted in laboratory and field sites with over 300 individuals, examine the …