Corporate Sports Activity and Work Morale: Evidence from a Japanese Automobile Maker

23 Pages Posted: 28 Dec 2013

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Masaru Sasaki

Osaka University - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Fumio Ohtake

Osaka University - Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research

Abstract

This paper estimates the factors affecting the relationship between the wins and losses of corporate sports club teams and the work morale of employees, using an original survey of employees from a selected Japanese automobile maker. We find that corporate sports club teams' performance is an important factor influencing the work morale of older employees and employees who work with colleagues belonging to those teams in the same division. We can say statistically that the impacts of teams' wins and losses on changes in work morale of older employees at the individual level are symmetric; that is, the work morale of employees is significantly raised by own teams' wins but reduced by own teams' losses.

Keywords: work morale, corporate sports, subjective well-being analysis, Japan

JEL Classification: L62, M52, M54

Suggested Citation

Sasaki, Masaru and Ohtake, Fumio, Corporate Sports Activity and Work Morale: Evidence from a Japanese Automobile Maker. IZA Discussion Paper No. 7836, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2372545 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2372545

Masaru Sasaki (Contact Author)

Osaka University - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) ( email )

6-1 Mihogaoka
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047
Japan

Fumio Ohtake

Osaka University - Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research ( email )

1-7 Machikaneyamacho
Toyonaka
Osaka, 560-0043
Japan

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