Rekreasyon Odaklı İş Verimliliğinin Serbest Zaman İlgilenimi İle İlişkisi: Telekomünikasyon Sektörü Örneği

Abstract

Alphan, M.B. The Relationship Between Recreation-Oriented Work Productivity and Leisure Interest: A Case Study in the Telecommunications Sector. Master's Thesis, Hacettepe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Sports Sciences and Technology Program, Ankara, 2025.The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between employees’ participation in workplace recreation, their leisure interest, and the work productivity of individuals involved in recreational activities within a telecommunications company. The study population consists of 2700 employees from a telecommunications company based in Istanbul, who participated in recreational activities in 2023. The sample of the study is comprised of 383 participants, selected through purposive sampling. To measure the participants' leisure interest levels, the Leisure Interest Scale (LIS) adapted into Turkish by Gürbüz et al. (12) was used, and to assess recreation-oriented work productivity, the Recreation Oriented Employee Productivity Scale (ROEPS) developed by Mercanoğlu (28) was employed. In the data analysis, the suitability of the dataset (normal distribution, outliers) was first tested. Subsequently, descriptive statistics, variance analysis (t-test, ANOVA), correlation, and regression analyses were conducted. SPSS software was used to analyze the data obtained for this thesis. The findings indicate that employees participating in workplace recreation show differences in recreation-oriented work productivity based on variables such as daily leisure time, participation in company organized events, and types of activities. Similarly, comparisons reveal that the leisure interest levels of employees involved in workplace recreation vary according to gender, education, daily leisure time, participation in company-organized events, and types of activities. Additionally, positive relationships were found between recreation oriented work productivity and leisure interest, with leisure interest having a positive effect on recreation-oriented employee productivity.