ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR: PERCEPTION AND MEANING OF SMOKING HABITS IN EVERYDAY ROUTINES AT WORKPLACE Cover Image

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR: PERCEPTION AND MEANING OF SMOKING HABITS IN EVERYDAY ROUTINES AT WORKPLACE
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR: PERCEPTION AND MEANING OF SMOKING HABITS IN EVERYDAY ROUTINES AT WORKPLACE

Author(s): Roxana Briscariu, Laura Mina-Raiu
Subject(s): Environmental interactions, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Centrul de Cercetare in Administratie si Servicii Publice
Keywords: smoking; workplace; behaviour; interaction; perception; employees;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research is to consider the effects of cigarette break during work day on socialization and interaction at work place, between smoker employees, but also among non-smokers employees and smoker employees. Another purpose is to reveal how this habit impacts on socialization and professional performance among employees. This topic is related also with work stress and the perception of workers that smoking reduces stress at workplace. The research was conduct using quantitative and qualitative methods, survey and semi-structured interviews, on private sector employees. The main results reveal that many of employees that participated in the research claim that cigarette consumption helps them deliver higher returns at the workplace. As a result of our research, we have concluded that employees attach greater importance to the workplace cigarette, which helps them achieve better communication with colleagues / partners, most of them claiming that they can communicate better with their colleges during cigarette break and at the same time this habit helps them relax after their work in the organization. Moreover, most of them are satisfied with respecting work and break schedule at their job.

  • Issue Year: 1/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-38
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English