Papers by Sheilla Lim Omar Lim
A fun place at work is more productive than a normal workplace; little empirical research has eff... more A fun place at work is more productive than a normal workplace; little empirical research has effectively addressed the impact of fun at work on job stress, particularly in Malaysia context. This study explored the employees' perception regarding the effect of using humour in workplace to reduce job stress. This study also identified the causes of job stress and most type of humour used by employees if they feel stress at work. This sample included 6 staff, male and female from private company ranging from 31 to 40 years of age. The researchers used the interview technique for collecting the data. An interview inventory was prepared before hand and its validity was checked in consultation with other researcher and experts in the university. The finding showed that all informants feel stress with their job and the use of humour is able to reduce their stress at workplace. All informants preferred to use verbal humour when they feel stress at workplace because it increases individual's self esteem, work quality and work spirit. Apart from that, benefit of humour is also to build rapport and initiate friendship.
This study was conducted for the purpose of identifying the perspective of Generation Y in work l... more This study was conducted for the purpose of identifying the perspective of Generation Y in work life balance (WLB) policies. Specifically, this study examined on the different types of work life balance policies preferred by students of Generation Y and their level of preferences. This study was based on a sample survey of 182 third year undergraduate students in Human Resource Development program and was asked to complete a voluntary self administered questionnaire.
This study aims to examine the consequences of organizational support towards work-family enrichm... more This study aims to examine the consequences of organizational support towards work-family enrichment. It is hypothesized that family-friendly policies and work-family culture will be positively related to work-family enrichment. Data were collected from 255 professional women through a structured questionnaire that were distributed personally to the respective workplace. The study found that family-friendly policies and work-family culture were positively related to work-family enrichment. These results of the study imply that family-friendly policies and workfamily culture are an important concern for individuals and organizations alike because of its positive consequences leading to increased work-family enrichment and family-work enrichment. Implications of these findings and recommendations for further enhancement are discussed.
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Papers by Sheilla Lim Omar Lim