List of contributors 1. Humor at work: Often experienced, seldom studied. Christopher Robert 2. Humor and Leadership. Cecily D. Cooper 3. Humor and person perception. Lisa M. Finkelstein, Cynthia A. Cerrentano, & Elora C. Voyles 4. Humor and organizational networks: Functions and dysfunctions. James D. Westaby & B. Alan Echtenkamp 5. Humor and creativity. Emuna Eliav, Ella Miron-Spektor, & Julia B. Bear 6. Humor, stress, and coping. Melanie Booth-Butterfield & Melissa Bekelja Wanzer 7. Humor in workgroups and teams. John Crowe, Joseph A. Allen, & Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock 8. Humor in job search and recruitment. Serge P. da Motta Veiga 9. Humor consulting. John Morreall 10. Paradoxes in workplace humor research: Theory, culture, and the messy work of moving forward. Christopher Robert & Scott U. Seyrek. Index
Biography
Christopher Robert is an Associate Professor of Management in the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His research focuses on humor at work, as well as cross-cultural management, work groups and teams, and conflict.
'The Psychology of Humor at Work makes a significant contribution to our understanding of humor in the workplace across a wide range of contexts. This is an important book for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the serious business of humor.' Chuck Gulas, Wright State University, USA
'The authors bring perfect order to the paradoxes inherent in research on humor in the workplace, humor being both "simultaneously everywhere and nowhere" and "extraordinarily complex but also very simple". They do this by presenting a clear and valuable outline of crucial research questions, empirical findings and prevailing theories and models; and by convincingly encouraging researchers to just go ahead, embracing the above ambiguities.' Lita Lundquist, Professor Emeritus, Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
