Based on the Conservation of Resources Theory, the study established and tested the relationship of workplace fun, workplace friendship, employee creativity and personality type. The results show that: 1) workplace fun has a positive impact on workplace friendship and employee creativity, 2) workplace friendship plays a mediating role between workplace fun and employee creativity, and 3) personality type plays a moderating role between workplace fun and employee creativity.
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Li, X. , Yang, J. and Song, T. (2024). The Influence of Workplace Fun on Employee Creativity: The Mediating Effect of Workplace Friendship and the Moderating Effect of Personality Types. Open Access Library Journal, 11, e2192. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1112192.
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