State of Workplace Wellbeing and Interest for International Student-designed Sports Services in Organizations across Kajaani
Antti, Aleksi (2020)
Antti, Aleksi
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121027430
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121027430
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The goal of this thesis was to find organizations in and around Kajaani that would be interested in receiving student lead sports services in English. The goal was to improve the chances for sports and leisure management students in Kajaani to find partners and clients for projects, practical training, or other study related matters. The other purpose was to study the workplace wellbeing and how students could be of assistance in developing it. The commissioning party for this work was the Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.
The research questions for the thesis were: What is the state of workplace wellbeing in Kajaani? Is there a need for student planned and organized sports and wellbeing services? Can students have a positive effect on workplace wellbeing?
The method used to collect the data was an internet-based survey combining qualitative and quantitative data collection. The link to the survey was distributed to recipients via e-mail. The online survey consisted of eighteen questions in total; the questions were related to workplace wellbeing in the respondent organizations and how the organizations improve it, how the respondents have felt about the student organized services, in English or otherwise and how willing would the respondents be to receive services and what kinds. The results were analyzed by observing the data and then introducing the ensuing results. After that, the hypotheses were discussed: why these answers are the way they are.
The survey was used to ask the respondents about their own estimate for the workplace wellbeing in their organization. On a scale from zero to a hundred the average was 61,25. Most respondents reported investing in workplace wellbeing in one way or another and some were able to point out how investment has benefited their organization. Based on the responses, most respondents claimed that employees or other workers sit less than an hour at a time. In addition, the results indicated that the respondents showed mild interest for sport services lead by students. Half of the respondents had worked with Finnish sports- and leisure management students within the past three years, and most were satisfied, or mostly satisfied with student work. None of the respondents had worked exclusively with international students in the past and half of the respondents felt somewhat ready to work with or receive services from international students, while another half claimed that they are not ready at all. The most popular services when asked about what kinds of sport services would be the most interesting for the respondents, were different sport tryouts that would be arranged by students and informing the organizations of exercise, nutrition, and sleep, by taking them to the organizations themselves.
The survey had a small response rate; with eight organizations out of sixty-one responded. To further research the possibilities for international students, a further study is recommended.
The research questions for the thesis were: What is the state of workplace wellbeing in Kajaani? Is there a need for student planned and organized sports and wellbeing services? Can students have a positive effect on workplace wellbeing?
The method used to collect the data was an internet-based survey combining qualitative and quantitative data collection. The link to the survey was distributed to recipients via e-mail. The online survey consisted of eighteen questions in total; the questions were related to workplace wellbeing in the respondent organizations and how the organizations improve it, how the respondents have felt about the student organized services, in English or otherwise and how willing would the respondents be to receive services and what kinds. The results were analyzed by observing the data and then introducing the ensuing results. After that, the hypotheses were discussed: why these answers are the way they are.
The survey was used to ask the respondents about their own estimate for the workplace wellbeing in their organization. On a scale from zero to a hundred the average was 61,25. Most respondents reported investing in workplace wellbeing in one way or another and some were able to point out how investment has benefited their organization. Based on the responses, most respondents claimed that employees or other workers sit less than an hour at a time. In addition, the results indicated that the respondents showed mild interest for sport services lead by students. Half of the respondents had worked with Finnish sports- and leisure management students within the past three years, and most were satisfied, or mostly satisfied with student work. None of the respondents had worked exclusively with international students in the past and half of the respondents felt somewhat ready to work with or receive services from international students, while another half claimed that they are not ready at all. The most popular services when asked about what kinds of sport services would be the most interesting for the respondents, were different sport tryouts that would be arranged by students and informing the organizations of exercise, nutrition, and sleep, by taking them to the organizations themselves.
The survey had a small response rate; with eight organizations out of sixty-one responded. To further research the possibilities for international students, a further study is recommended.