The value of Fun at Work

Last registered on May 03, 2023
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
The value of Fun at Work
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0011346
Initial registration date
April 29, 2023

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
May 03, 2023, 4:27 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Kyrgyzstan
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Rustamdjan Hakimov
Affiliation
University of Lausanne
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Rustamdjam Hakimov
PI Affiliation
University of Lausanne
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PI Name
Michele Belot
PI Affiliation
Cornell University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2023-05-01
End date
2023-12-31
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
Collegiality, Firm Culture, Management, Performance, Teams, Field Experiment
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
In this study, we will examine the role of activities promoting collegiality and a positive work environment. We are interested in evaluating to what extent these activities contribute to individual and team performance, and affect employee retention. We will conduct a randomized controlled experiment in which ‘fun activities’ are randomly assigned to different offices within a large firm. We will then examine the causal effects of these activities on office-level performance in a firm-wide competition between offices, average employee productivity (with a particular emphasis on less experienced employees), and employee retention over both 6 and 12-month periods.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Belot, Michele, Rustamdjam Hakimov and Rustamdjan Hakimov. 2023. "The value of Fun at Work." AEA RCT Registry. May 03. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.11346-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
See attached pre-analysis plan
Intervention Start Date
2023-05-01
Intervention End Date
2023-07-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
First stage outcomes: perceptions of collegiality, degree of attachment to the office
Second stage outcomes: Performance at the office level
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
See pre-analysis plan

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
see pre-analysis plan
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
see pre-analysis plan

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
see pre-analysis plan
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Computer (using stata command)
Randomization Unit
office
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
103
Sample size: planned number of observations
+/1000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
50% assigned to treatment and 50% assigned to control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Lausanne
IRB Approval Date
2023-04-28
IRB Approval Number
FUN
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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