The Complexity of Workplace Humour (eBook)

Laughter, Jokers and the Dark Side of Humour

Barbara Plester (Autor)

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2015 | 1st ed. 2016
XVII, 164 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-24669-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book discusses boundaries for organizational humour as well as the jokers and jesters that enliven modern workplaces. It has long been accepted that humour and tragedy can occupy the same space and that is eloquently demonstrated in this book. Using ethnographic research techniques, a selection of stories, ruminations, cartoons, and narratives of events is combined with theoretical conceptions of humour and fun to create a comprehensive analysis of the good, the bad, and the downright ugly in organizational humour.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: The Set-Up.- Chapter 2: Theorising Humor.- Chapter 3: Execution of a Joke: Types and Functions of Humor.- Chapter 4: Send in the Clowns.- Chapter 5: Boundaries.- Chapter 6: The Punch Line: Transgression and the Dark Side.- Chapter 7: Getting the Joke: Applause and Laughter.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.11.2015
• Zusatzinfo: XVII, 164 p. 6 illus., 1 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Functions of Humor • Jokers in the Workplace • Organizational Behavior and Humor • Organizational Culture and Humor • The Dark Side of Humor • Worplace Humor and Fun
• ISBN-10: 3-319-24669-0 / 3319246690
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-24669-7 / 9783319246697