• DOI:10.1177/001872679304600305
Corpus ID: 204327241

Boredom at Work: A Neglected Concept

@article{Fisherl1993BoredomAW,
  title={Boredom at Work: A Neglected Concept},
  author={Cynthia D. Fisherl},
  journal={Human Relations},
  year={1993},
  volume={46},
  pages={395 - 417}
}

Cynthia D. Fisherl

Published 1993

Psychology

Human Relations

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Nearly everyone experiences episodes of boredom at work from time to time, regardless of the nature of their job. Previous research on industrial monotony is unable to explain boredom on any but the simplest of tasks. A broader view of the causes of boredom, including attributes of the task, environment, person, and person-environment fit, is proposed. Individual choices of response to feelings of boredom are also considered, and a number of research propositions are suggested.