The role of staff breakrooms in employees' psychophysiological recovery, well-being, and performance

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20K01929
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
Research Institution	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Principal Investigator	齊藤広晃立命館アジア太平洋大学, 国際経営学部, 准教授 (30794812)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	Employee recovery / Employee well-being / Stress / Hospitality / employee recovery / employee well-being / stress / hospitality / Hospitality Management / Employee Well-being / Service Management
Outline of Research at the Start	This study investigates the mechanism of employees’ psychophysiological recovery in staff breakrooms. It will also identify the key attributes of the breakroom environment affecting the recovery process, and their effects on employees’ psychological well-being and performance at work.
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	After our manuscript was rejected by a top-tier journal, my collaborators in Australia and Sweden and I extensively revised and re-submitted it to another leading international journal. Currently, the manuscript is under review, and we are waiting for the outcome. To systematically summarise the studies on well-being in the hospitality industry and to better understand the context of our own research, my collaborators and I have held a series of online meetings. These meetings have allowed us to prepare a manuscript that comprehensively summarises the existing literature on employee well-being and recovery. In December, I presented the progress of my project and its preliminary findings at an international conference, the Asia Pacific Conference 2022, which took place in Japan.
Current Status of Research Progress	Current Status of Research Progress 3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed. Reason The persistent COVID-19 situation has had a notable impact on my ability to travel, particularly internationally, and to hold face-to-face meetings with our collaborators and representatives from the hotels where we plan to collect data. In combination with other commitments and unforeseen personal matters, the progress made during AY2022 has not been as extensive as initially anticipated.
Strategy for Future Research Activity	While awaiting the outcome of the manuscript currently under review, I will proceed to finalise another manuscript that is currently being developed in collaboration with my colleague. This manuscript will present a systematic review of well-being studies within the hospitality industry, contextualising our research within the broader literature. In addition, I will arrange a series of business trips both domestically and internationally to facilitate discussions with my collaborators and representatives from the targeted hotels regarding our research plan. Simultaneously, efforts will be directed towards developing an instrument to collect data to underpin the construction of a framework of employee recovery at work and devising a comprehensive data collection plan.