Displaying group cohesiveness: Humour and laughter in the public lectures of management gurus

• Main Authors: GREATBATCH, David, CLARK, Timothy Adrian Robert
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• Subjects: Humour and laughter; Group cohesion; Management ideas; Management gurus; Public speaking; Business and Corporate Communications; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6264; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7263/viewcontent/Group_cohesiveness_gurus_2003_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

As perhaps the highest profile group of management speakers in the world, so-called management gurus use their appearances on the international management lecture circuit todisseminate their ideas and to build their personal reputations with audiences of managers. This article examines the use of hu...