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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254677203321

Autore

Plester Barbara

Titolo

The Complexity of Workplace Humour : Laughter, Jokers and the Dark Side of Humour / / by Barbara Plester

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-24669-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Disciplina

150

Soggetti

Industrial psychology

Economic sociology

Personality

Social psychology

Positive psychology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology

Personality and Social Psychology

Positive Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: The Set-Up -- Chapter 2: Theorising Humor -- Chapter 3: Execution of a Joke: Types and Functions of Humor -- Chapter 4: Send in the Clowns -- Chapter 5: Boundaries -- Chapter 6: The Punch Line: Transgression and the Dark Side -- Chapter 7: Getting the Joke: Applause and Laughter.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses boundaries for organizational humour as well as the jokers and jesters that enliven modern workplaces. It has long been accepted that humour and tragedy can occupy the same space and that is eloquently demonstrated in this book. Using ethnographic research techniques, a selection of stories, ruminations, cartoons, and narratives of events is combined with theoretical conceptions of humour and fun to create a comprehensive analysis of the good, the bad, and the downright ugly in organizational humour.