Humor at Work in Teams, Leadership, Negotiations, Learning and Health [electronic resource] /
Scheel, Tabea.author.
Gockel, Christine.author.
This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on the adaptive and maladaptive functions of humor. Humor is inescapable in our daily interactions - also at the work place. Affiliative, self-enhancing, self-deprecating and aggressive humor can all occur at work and have unique and sometimes ambiguous effects. The volume presents humor research on five important workplace topics: teams, leadership, negotiation, learning, and health. It combines and integrates research from a range of fields, including work and organizational psychology, social psychology, communication, linguistics and sociology. In highlighting research gaps and stating future research questions, the book provides a sufficient starting point for further research on humor in relation to the aforementioned topics. For practitioners, recommendations are provided specific to each area.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A Short Notice on Humor Definitions and Measurements -- Chapter 3: Humor in Teams -- Chapter 4: Humor in Leadership -- Chapter 5: Humor in Negotiations -- Chapter 6: Humor in Training -- Chapter 7: Humor in Health. Chapter 8: Emerging Topics for Humor Research and Practice -- Index -- Glossary -- References.
This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on the adaptive and maladaptive functions of humor. Humor is inescapable in our daily interactions - also at the work place. Affiliative, self-enhancing, self-deprecating and aggressive humor can all occur at work and have unique and sometimes ambiguous effects. The volume presents humor research on five important workplace topics: teams, leadership, negotiation, learning, and health. It combines and integrates research from a range of fields, including work and organizational psychology, social psychology, communication, linguistics and sociology. In highlighting research gaps and stating future research questions, the book provides a sufficient starting point for further research on humor in relation to the aforementioned topics. For practitioners, recommendations are provided specific to each area.
Applied psychology.
Personnel management.
Consciousness.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Human Resource Management.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Cultural Management.
Positive Psychology.