Everyone loves humor. In the workplace, it can provide benefits such as stress relief, team association, employee motivation, idea generation, and the disappointment of diffusion through ventilation. Despite these positive aspects, it should be emphasized that the humor in this context has disadvantages as well. For example, humor can distract us from the job at hand, it hurts our credibility or insult in a wider variety of options. In the midst of this difficult situation, the stand managers who occupy a position of responsibility for both the good and bad effects of humor in the workplace. Use of existing theories of humor and a simple model for a more analytical understanding of humorous interaction. Then offered suggestions how to use humor to manage it in such a way as to maximize their benefits, while minimizing its dangers. "Hide
by Jim Lyttle Source: Business Horizons 7 pages. Publication Date: May 15, 2007. Prod. #: BH234-PDF-ENG
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