A Study of Humour in the Workplace and Business from a Singapore Persepctive

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A Study of Humour in the Workplace and Business from a Singapore Persepctive

This dissertation is concerned with the use of humour in business or workplace with focus on the Singapore context. Drawing on a conceptual framework for the literature review, we trace the origin and development of humour; examine the effectiveness of humour as a managerial device for improving or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Teo, Pebble
Format:	Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2007
Subjects:	humour business workplace organisational behaviour Singapore
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20840/

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