Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies

Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies

Fun at work and employee voluntary communication behavior: Boundary condition of gender

Articles in Press

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Ishfaq Ahmed 1
Hamdy Abdullah 2
Azan Muhammed Hamed Al Azzani 3
1 College of Business, University of Buraimi, and Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Sultan Zain al Abidin, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Sultan Zain al Abidin, Malaysia
3 College of Business, University of Buraimi, Al-Buraimi, Oman
10.22059/ijms.2025.390497.677393
Abstract
The working environment influences employees and their work outcomes, but its effects may vary for individuals. There are many conditional factors that change the way the environment is translated by individuals, while gender is one of the most significant. Building on these lines, the research endeavor is aimed at investigating the relationship between fun at work and employee voluntary communication behavior (EVCB), with moderating the role of gender of employees. Data for the current study is collected at two points of time using questionnaires, where all in all 337 responses are used for data analysis. The hierarchical regression results reveal that fun significantly influences EVCB, while the relationship is moderated by gender. The findings highlight that female workers display more response for fun than their male counterparts. Implications are drawn from the study findings and future directions are also given at the end.
Keywords
Fun at work
Employee Voluntary Communication Behavior
Gender
Subjects
Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 27 December 2025