The mixed blessing of leader sense of humor: Examining costs and benefits

The mixed blessing of leader sense of humor: Examining costs and benefits

Workplace humor is ubiquitous, yet scholars know little about how it affects employees' behaviors in organizations. We draw on an emerging psychological theory of humor—benign violation theory—to suggest that a leader's sense of humor often conveys counter-normative social information in o...

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Main Authors: YAM, Kai Chi, CHRISTIAN, Michael S., WEI, Wu, LIAO, Zhenyu, NAI, Jared
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
Subjects:
Benign violation theory
leader sense of humor
deviance
norm violations
work engagement
China
United States
Human Resources Management
Organizational Behavior and Theory
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research_all/25
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=lkcsb_research_all
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Institution: Singapore Management University
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