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The Complexity of Workplace Humour

Hardcover • 2015 • English

The Complexity of Workplace Humour

By Barbara Plester

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About the book

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 ...Show more

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ISBN

9783319246673

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

The Complexity of Workplace Humour

Format

Hardcover

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