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Psychology  2016 

A Review of Organization Humor: Concept, Measurement and Empirical Research

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2016.710132, PP. 1307-1314

Keywords: Organization Humor, Employee Attitude, Organization Effects

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Along with the development of researches on Organizational Behavior, more and more scholars pay attention to the organization humor. This article firstly reviews the concept and measurement of organization humor, and then mentions some relevant researches. In the fourth part, this article lists some further advice which may be studied in the future.

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