Hu, Xiaoran ORCID: 0000-0002-3409-846X (2023) Leader humor: a double-edged sword. Current Opinion in Psychology, 54. ISSN 2352-250X
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Abstract
Leader humor has been considered one of the most promising yet least understood influential tools by psychologists and management scholars. Here, I review the growing body of research on leader humor and its implications for followers and organizations, showing that despite being theorized as a positive leadership tool, leader humor can function as a double-edged sword in bringing both beneficial and detrimental outcomes for followers and organizations.In the process, I identify six distinct mechanisms (three positive and three negative) through which leader humor affects followers. In a way, leader humor can be used to reduce or increase the social and psychological distance between leaders and followers. I also discuss the directions for future research on leader humor.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/current-opin... |
Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author |
Divisions: | Management |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2023 15:06 |
Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2024 19:54 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/120578 |
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