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Leader humor can enhance employee creativity

Research from Xinxiang Medical University and Capital Normal University, China

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Paper Title: Linking Leader Humor to Employee Innovative Behavior: The Roles of Work Engagement and Supervisor's Organizational Embodiment
Year of Publication: 2020
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Authors: Jingjing Zhang (Health and Social Research Center, Management Institute, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China), Weilin Su (School of Literature, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China)

Why this matters

Leader humor can be a valuable tool for promoting employee innovative behavior, and understanding the mechanisms and boundary conditions of this relationship can help leaders effectively leverage humor in the workplace.

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