Humor at Work in Teams, Leadership, Negotiations, Learning and Health [electronic resource] / by Tabea Scheel, Christine Gockel.

By: Scheel, Tabea [author.]Contributor(s): Gockel, Christine [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in PsychologyPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017Description: XII, 143 p. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319656915Subject(s): Psychology | Personnel management | Management | Personality | Social psychology | Positive psychology | Psychology | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Human Resource Management | Personality and Social Psychology | Cultural Management | Positive PsychologyAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 158.7 LOC classification: HF5548.7-5548.85Online resources: e-book Full-text access
Contents:
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.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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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.

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