Flow with it! Well-being at work : case Café & Bar Time Out in Rantasipi Laajavuori

This thesis was assigned by Café & Bar Time Out that operates in the Rantasipi Laajavuori Spa Hotel. The aim for the research was to survey work-related well-being among the employees and offer improvement ideas for the company based on the results. The research was implemented by using a quanti...

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Main Authors: Hämäläinen, Elli, Muhonen, Sanna
Other Authors: Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
Format: Bachelor Thesis
Language:English
Published: Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu 2011
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Online Access:http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/38571
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Summary:This thesis was assigned by Café & Bar Time Out that operates in the Rantasipi Laajavuori Spa Hotel. The aim for the research was to survey work-related well-being among the employees and offer improvement ideas for the company based on the results. The research was implemented by using a quantitative research method. The data collection was done by a questionnaire that was given to nine employees of Café & Bar Time Out in May 2011, including the restaurant manager, duty managers and part-time employees. The questionnaire included 12 multiple choice questions and one open-ended question. The data received was analyzed with the SPSS software. The results showed that the employees are satisfied with the issues related to well-being at work in general. The working community, variety of the work and professional development possibilities were found satisfactory among the employees while positive feedback from the superiors, working hours and equal treatment of the employees were considered negative. The final product of the bachelor’s thesis, development ideas, was compiled based on the results of the questionnaire survey, and are mainly targeted for the employees of Café & Bar Time Out. Still, they can be easily generalized and adapted to various kinds of surroundings and circumstances. Opinnäytetyön toimeksiantajana oli Café & Bar Time Out, joka toimii Rantasipi Laajavuoren Kylpylähotellissa. Työn tavoitteena oli tutkia työntekijöiden työhyvinvointia ja tulosten perusteella tarjota yritykselle kehitysehdotuksia. Tutkimus toteutettiin käyttämällä kvantitatiivista, eli määrällistä, tutkimusmenetelmää. Tiedonkeruussa käytettiin kyselyä, joka jaettiin yhdeksälle yrityksen työntekijälle, mukaan lukien ravintolapäällikkö, vuoropäälliköt ja osa-aikaiset työntekijät. Kysely sisälsi 12 monivalintakysymystä sekä yhden avoimen kysymyksen. Kyselystä saatu tieto analysoitiin käyttämällä SPSS- ohjelmaa. Tulokset osoittivat, että työntekijät ovat yleisesti ottaen tyytyväisiä työhyvinvointiin liittyviin ...