Humor in Workplace Leadership: A Systematic Search Scoping Review Rosenberg, Caroline, Walker, Arlene, Leiter, M and Graffam, Joseph 2021, Humor in Workplace Leadership: A Systematic Search Scoping Review, Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 12, pp. 1-18, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.610795. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Humor in Workplace Leadership: A Systematic Search Scoping Review Author(s) Rosenberg, Caroline orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-9729 Walker, Arlene Leiter, M orcid.org/0000-0001-8975-0067 Graffam, Joseph Journal name Frontiers in Psychology Volume number 12 Article ID 610795 Start page 1 End page 18 Total pages 18 Publisher Frontiers Media Place of publication Lausanne, Switzerland Publication date 2021-07 ISSN 1664-1078 1664-1078 Keyword(s) AGGRESSIVE HUMOR BEHAVIOR BUSINESS communication cultural context humor IMPACT JOB-SATISFACTION leadership MANAGERIAL HUMOR Psychology Psychology, Multidisciplinary RESPONSE QUESTIONNAIRE SENSE Social Sciences SUPERVISOR TRUST workplace Summary Humor studies are increasingly prevalent in workplace and leadership domains, it has shown significant development in the last 40 years. The multifaceted nature of humor means varied definitions and diverse measurement approaches have been approved. As a result, research methodologies and findings are not easily clarified, and have not been synthesized. The aim of this scoping review was to review the existing body of literature relevant to humor in workplace leadership to identify key research areas, methodologies used, guiding theoretical frameworks, and gaps that are persisting over the last 40 years. Using qualitative review methods, four key themes in the research emerged relating to: (1) humor styles and outcomes; (2) humor as communication and discursive resource; (3) variables in the humor and leadership relationship; and (4) cultural context. This review demonstrates significant research progress on the topic of humor in workplace leadership. Research progress and gaps are discussed based on five key questions. Future research directions are outlined and discussed Language eng DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.610795 Field of Research 1701 Psychology 1702 Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30154622 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 19 Aug 2021, 12:03:23 EST Wed, 01 Sep 2021, 11:12:10 EST Sat, 04 Sep 2021, 02:30:16 EST Sat, 04 Sep 2021, 02:42:49 EST Tue, 14 Sep 2021, 06:06:22 EST Tue, 21 Sep 2021, 15:19:48 EST Tue, 21 Sep 2021, 17:00:31 EST Tue, 21 Sep 2021, 17:08:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 121 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 19 Aug 2021, 12:03:23 EST