Humor and its implications for leadership effectiveness

By R. Priest, J. Swain. 2002

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Humor and group effectiveness (2008, background): “More recently, a limited number of empirical studies in the field of management have been conducted which indicate that humor has a positive relationship with performance (Avolio et al., 1999) and is associated with leadership effectiveness (Priest & Swain, 2002).”
The Wheel Model of humor: Humor events and affect in organizations (2012, background): “In two correlational studies, Priest and Swain (2002) found that more effective leaders were consistently rated higher in the use of humor by their followers, and Decker (1987) found that subjects who rated their supervisors higher on sense of humor had higher job satisfaction, and also rated their…”
Transforming with levity: humor, leadership, and follower attitudes (2009, background): “Last, having a good sense of humor is important in a leader, but not more important than attributes such as decisiveness, courage, quick thinking and a clear sense of right and wrong (Priest and Swain, 2002).”
Differences between American, Egyptian and Lebanese Humor Styles (2006, background): “, 1992), is an important part of organizational culture (Holmes and Marra, 2002), is a positive factor in leadership effectiveness (Priest and Swain, 2002), increases productivity (Avolio et al.”
The Impact of Leader Humor on Subordinate Job Satisfaction (2016, background): “For example, Priest and Swain (2002) found that good leaders tended to be rated high in positive humor use, and Decker (1987) found that employees who rated their supervisors higher on sense of humor had higher job satisfaction.”