March Madness In The Workplace

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March madness refers to the time of year when the NCAA basketball tournaments for both men and women's colleges are held. (What is March Madness?, n.d.) It is s time that all basketball fans cherish, however it can pose issues in the workplace when it come to work production, or can it? According to author Ben Weber, March Madness can increase face-to-face communication among those who are a part of a tightly knit work group. (Jones & George, 2016) In fact, according to an article written by Ben Weber, the first two days(Monday and Tuesday) of March Madness saw levels of higher interaction between co-workers that the latter part of the week(Thursday and Friday). (Jones & George, 2016) With that being said, are there other events that could

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