The integration of a mobile pervasive game in the new employee onboarding process

dc.contributorBenson, Angela D.
dc.contributorMayben, Robert E.
dc.contributorRice, Margaret L.
dc.contributor.advisorDenham, André R.
dc.contributor.advisorWright, Vivian H.
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Karen Arbogast
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-12T18:06:24Z
dc.date.available2020-03-12T18:06:24Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation research aimed to determine if adding a digital game to an onboarding process could increase employee satisfaction, socialization, and content retention for new employees. Framed by Deci and Ryan’s (1980) self-determination theory, this study explored two research questions: (a) Is there a difference in autonomy, competence, and relatedness in new employees based on their participation in a game-based onboarding activity compared to those who do not participate in a game-based onboarding activity?, and (b) Is there a difference in the retention of fundamental institutional information based on employee participation in a game-based onboarding activity compared to those who do not participate in a game-based onboarding activity? Literature was reviewed on research and practices of employee onboarding, game design and digital game-based learning, and self-determination theory in the context of both employee/work relations and game design. The study examined 40 new employee participants from a southeastern research university. Data were collected from a control group and a test group using a questionnaire, a pre- and post-test, two surveys, and a digital game activity. Information relevant to new employees was delivered to the test group via a digital game-based activity and to the control group via website hyperlinks. There was no significant difference in the levels of autonomy, competence, and relatedness between the control group and the test group, nor was there a difference in the retention of fundamental institutional information between the control group and the test group. The results, implications for practice, and recommendations for future research are discussed.en_US
dc.format.extent167 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003505
dc.identifier.otherBurns_alatus_0004D_14006
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/6647
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEducational technology
dc.subjectInstructional design
dc.titleThe integration of a mobile pervasive game in the new employee onboarding processen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineInstructional Leadership
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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