This dynamic duo makes an evidence-based case for the power of humor to enable what they call the “new leadership.” Citing a bouquet of empirical research, they assert that managers with a ...

That’s why he most often uses self-deprecating humor. “It is the safest form of humor around,” Jacobson said. “A lot of my humor is self-effacing, but not putting myself down all the time.

Humor has been suggested as an effecive management tool. Reviewed in this paper is the existing research on humor appreciation or what is funny to whom; the influence of humor on group characteristics ...

Recent work in emotions and emotion management suggests that humor is a social phenomenon and serves an important purpose in interaction. That is, humor can be viewed as interpersonal emotion ...