The Psychology of Humor at Work / Edition 1

by Christopher Robert

Overview

This collection of cutting-edge contributions provides researchers and students with a fascinating overview of the role of humor at work. Featuring insights into how empirical research can be conducted in this area, this comprehensive collection will appeal to anyone interested in the psychology of the workplace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138944947
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/07/2016
Series:	Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Christopher Robert is an Associate Professor of Management in the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His research focuses on humor at work, as well as cross-cultural management, work groups and teams, and conflict.

Table of Contents

List of contributors 1. Humor at work: Often experienced, seldom studied 2. Humor and Leadership 3. Humor and person perception 4. Humor and organizational networks: Functions and dysfunctions 5. Humor and creativity 6. Humor, stress, and coping 7. Humor in workgroups and teams 8. Humor in job search and recruitment 9. Humor consulting 10. Paradoxes in workplace humor research: Theory, culture, and the messy work of moving forward. Index

Editorial Reviews

'The Psychology of Humor at Work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of humor in the workplace across a wide range of contexts. This is an important book for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the serious business of humor.' Chuck Gulas, Wright State University, USA

'The authors bring perfect order to the paradoxes inherent in research on humor in the workplace, humor being both "simultaneously everywhere and nowhere" and "extraordinarily complex but also very simple". They do this by presenting a clear and valuable outline of crucial research questions, empirical findings and prevailing theories and models; and by convincingly encouraging researchers to just go ahead, embracing the above ambiguities.' Lita Lundquist, Professor Emeritus, Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

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