March Madness, the annual college basketballtournament, begins this month, which means water cooler discussionsover upsets and scores could dominate over the next few weeks.

More than other sporting events, March Madness leaks into theworkplace over the three weeks of the tournament, with many gamestaking place during the workday.

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OfficeTeam, a staffing company, conducted a poll of more than 600 managers and employees about theiroffice’s culture around March Madness and other sportingevents.

The survey found a quarter of employers organize officeactivities around sporting events. Around 40 percent of managerswho organize sports related activities in the workplace, say thebiggest benefit of these activities is showing that the companysupports a mix of work and play. A quarter of managers say theseactivities give employees a break from the daily grind of work.

A third of employees say if their employer supportsparticipating in the tournament, they would like the opportunity towatch games at work. But 27 percent say they don’t want tocelebrate sporting events at work, showing an equal divide on theissue.

Almost 70 percent of employees saying celebrating sports at workimprove general employee happiness in the workplace.

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While it may seem like airing basketball games in the workplaceand promoting office competitions would distract employees, thereport shows otherwise. Eleven percent of employees say they aredistracted at work the day after an important game, and more thantwo-thirds of those surveyed say sporting events have no effect ontheir work performance.

The OfficeTeam survey utilized services from independentresearch firms, and polled 300 senior managers at companies withmore than 20 employees, as well as 300 employees working in officeenvironments.