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Record Nr.

UNINA9911016074303321

Autore

Scheel Tabea

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

3-031-94993-5

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

GockelChristine

Disciplina

158.7

Soggetti

Psychology, Industrial

Leadership

Personnel management

Industrial Psychology

Personnel Psychology

Organizational Psychology

Leadership Psychology

Work and Organizational Psychology

Human Resource Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Definitions, Theories, and Measurement of Humor -- Chapter 3 Humor in Teams Interpersonal Functions of Humor -- Chapter 4 Humor in Leadership -- Chapter 5 Humor in Negotiations -- Chapter 6 Humor and Learning in the Workplace -- Chapter 7 Humor in Health and Well-being -- Chapter 8 Current Topics for Humor Research and Practice Diversity, Virtual Environments, Pandemics, and Sustainability.

Sommario/riassunto

This 2nd edition provides a comprehensive, updated review of current knowledge on the adaptive and maladaptive functions of humor. Humor is a pervasive aspect of daily interaction - including in the workplace. Affiliative, self-enhancing, self-deprecating and aggressive humor can all occur at work and have unique and sometimes ambiguous effects. This volume presents research on humor in five important workplace domains: 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. By highlighting research gaps and proposing future research questions, the book provides a solid foundation for further research on humor in the aforementioned areas. For practitioners, the book offers tailored recommendations for each domain.