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“Banana Time”: Job Satisfaction and Informal Interaction

Roy, Donald F.·1959·Human Organization
DOI 10.17730/humo.18.4.07j88hr1p4074605
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This paper undertakes description and exploratory analysis of the social interaction which took place within a small work group of factory machine operatives during a two-month period of participant observation. The factual and ideational materials which it presents lie at an intersection of two lines of research interest and should, in their dual bearing, contribute to both. Since the operatives were engaged in work which involved the repetition of very simple operations over an extra-long workday, six days a week, they were faced with the problem of dealing with a formidable

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  • In work settings with detailed descriptions of expected sequences, participants introduce variations.

    “In work settings with detailed descriptions of the expected sequence of steps in a procedure, for instance, participants introduce variations (Roy, 1959; Victor, Boynton, and Stephens-Jahng, 2000; Narduzzo, Rocco, and Warglien, 2000).”

    From Reconceptualizing Organizational Routines as a Source of Flexibility and Change (2003) · cites this paper as Roy, 1959

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Authors
Roy, D. F.
Affiliations
Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Roy, Donald F.
Venue
Human Organization
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1959-12
Volume
18
Issue
4
Pages
158-168
ISSN
  • 0018-7259 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-3525
DOI
10.17730/humo.18.4.07j88hr1p4074605
OpenAlex
W2108698380
Cited by
1,024
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 68 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 75 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 39 · 2015: 61 · 2014: 30 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 47
FWCI
4.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Human Organization (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management Theory and Practice
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Management
Keywords
job satisfaction, informal interaction, workplace interaction, repetitive work, long working hours, small work groups, participant observation

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