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It isn't a matter of just being funny: Humor production by organizational leaders

Diane M. Martin Doctoral student in Communication, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112
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Barbara Mae Gayle Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, University of Portland, Portland, OR, 97203–5798
Pages 72-80 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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Timothy Budden, James A. Dimmock, Brett Smith, Michael Rosenberg, Mark R. Beauchamp & Ben Jackson. (2022) Making sense of humour among men in a weight-loss program: A dialogical narrative approach. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 14:7, pages 1098-1112.
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Lars Tore Ronglan & Kenneth Aggerholm. (2014) ‘Humour helps’: Elite sports coaching as a balancing act. Sports Coaching Review 3:1, pages 33-45.
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Arnie Cann, ChristineL. Zapata & HeatherB. Davis. (2009) Positive and Negative Styles of Humor in Communication: Evidence for the Importance of Considering Both Styles. Communication Quarterly 57:4, pages 452-468.
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DianeM. Martin, CraigO. Rich & Barbara Mae Gayle. (2004) Humor works: Communication style and humor functions in manager/subordinate relationships. Southern Communication Journal 69:3, pages 206-222.
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Diane M. Martin . (2004) Humor in middle management: women negotiating the paradoxes of organizational life. Journal of Applied Communication Research 32:2, pages 147-170.
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TheodoreA. Avtgis. (2002) Adult‐child conflict control expectancies: Effects on taking conflict personally toward parents. Communication Research Reports 19:3, pages 226-236.
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KristenL. Campbell, MatthewM. Martin & Melissa Bekelja Wanzer. (2001) Employee perceptions of manager humor orientation, assertiveness, responsiveness, approach/avoidance strategies, and satisfaction. Communication Research Reports 18:1, pages 67-74.
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Xi Wang, Fu Yang, Songbo Liu & Wen Feng. (2023) No big deal: how leader self-deprecating humor influences subordinate learning from failure. Journal of Knowledge Management.
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Mei-Jun Huang. (2022) Leader self-deprecating humor and employee creativity at workplace: a longitudinal study. Review of Managerial Science 17:2, pages 467-492.
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Buom Kim & Jung-Hee Jung. (2017) Relationship between humor orientation and customer orientation, and the employees' trust, service quality, relationship quality, and relationship retention of employee in commercial sports center. Korean Journal of Sport Science 28:3, pages 636-651.
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Panagiotis Gkorezis & Victoria Bellou. (2016) The relationship between leader self-deprecating humor and perceived effectiveness. Leadership & Organization Development Journal 37:7, pages 882-898.
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김유경. (2015) A Study on the Impact of Humor Orientation,Empathy Ability, Job Satisfaction and Customer Orientation of Service Employees. Journal of Consumption Culture 18:4, pages 101-129.
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김유경. (2014) Employees’ Humor Style, Emotional Labor, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention among High-Contact Service Employees. Journal of Distribution Science 12:10, pages 109-121.
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