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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254792903321

Autore

Scheel Tabea

Titolo

Humor at Work in Teams, Leadership, Negotiations, Learning and Health / / by Tabea Scheel, Christine Gockel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-65691-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 143 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Psychology, , 2192-8363

Disciplina

158.7

Soggetti

Psychology, Industrial

Personnel management

Personality

Social psychology

Management

Positive psychology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Human Resource Management

Personality and Social Psychology

Cultural Management

Positive Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.