Cracking jokes in the office might seem like a shortcut to likability or leadership. But new research shows that humor at work is a gamble, and the costs of a flop are often greater than the rewards ...

This post was coauthored by CMC student Carly Kirsch. Workplaces are often stress-inducing. What can be done to lighten the work stress-load? Humor is one antidote. The Benefits of Humor There is good ...

Over Jayna Fey’s 15 years in the workforce, she’s been called too assertive, too comfortable, too “frowny,” too familiar. Accurate or not, she used to make self-deprecating jokes about these traits.

Sexist jokes, when targeting individuals, insult, stereotype, victimize, and/or objectify a person on the basis of their gender. The disposition theory of humor surprisingly reveals that not just men ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ever thought you had the perfect joke, shared it with a colleague, and it fell flat? Or worse — offended someone? We spoke with several ...

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In the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working with a leading scholar in humor studies. Dr. Jennalee Donian is an NIHSS postdoctoral research fellow at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa ...