期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2308-0337
电子版ISSN：2225-8329
出版年度：2014
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：201-211
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Humor is a common dimension of human interaction. Therefore, it has an effect on working groups and organizations. The influence of humor on interpersonal relationship and behavior has been considered by various enterprises. In this work, we report that adaptive humor styles employed by leader buffers job related positive affective well-being of employees whereas maladaptive humor styles employed by leaders buffers job related negative affective well-being of employees. Our results indicate that selfenhancing humor played a key role in leadership at workplace. This helps us to acquire evidence for the self-enhancing humor enhanced job related positive affective well-being of employees. On the other hand, aggressive humor showed a positive but small effect on job related negative affective well-being of employees. The study aims to shed light on humor which can be considered as a precursor of job related affective well-being of employees.
