Posted AT 12:50 PM EDT on 24/03/08
March Madness lifts morale (maybe)
When the NCAA college basketball tournament gets under way every March, experts warn about how much productivity is lost due to workers obsessing over office pools. But one management professor is pushing the opposing view. "Such activities at work do create a bond among employees and increase their interest in being at work and foster a climate of solidarity," said Diane Swanson, a professor of management at Kansas State University, in a news release.
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