10.2190/UB44-BGEL-3K08-FH03 UB44BGEL3K08FH03 1 A System Analysis of Benefits from the Industrial Recreation Environment 1 15 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 UB44BGEL3K08FH03.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=UB44BGEL3K08FH03 1 David L. Groves School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Recreation and Dance Division, Bowling Green State University One of the least explored components of industry as a systems input is the area of recreation and leisure. The purpose of this article is to explore the interface between work and recreation and leisure activities, in terms of establishing relationships and outcomes from this interaction. Results suggest that industrial recreation is a company service that acts as a preventative dimension to create satisfaction among employees. Recreation and leisure is a bridge that serves as an integrating device or vehicle among the employee, company, and community, to provide a cooperative atmosphere for the frank exchange of ideas and the development of common goals. H. I. Day, A New Look at Work, Play, and Job Satisfaction, <i>Recreation Review, 3</i>, pp. 4-11, 1973. K. Davis, <i>Human Behavior at Work</i>, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1977. P. Converse and J. Robinson, <i>The Use of Time: Daily Activities of Urban and Suburban Populations in Twelve Countries</i>, Survey Research Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1972. H. Kahalas and D. L. Groves, An Examination of Service Concept and Leisure Activity, <i>Journal of Employment Counseling, 14</i>:4, pp. 185-191, 1977. D. L. Groves, J. Rath, R. McGinn, and W. De Carlo, <i>Employee Recreation: Ourlook for the Future</i>, National Industrial Recreation Research and Educational Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, 1979.