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  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership Studies
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Leader humor is a recognized phenomenon with tangible organizational effects.
  • Existing scholarly work offers insights into leader humor's impact.
  • A hierarchical lens is crucial for understanding nuances in leader humor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and interpret the literature on leader humor.
  • To examine leader humor through the distinct hierarchical levels of front-line managers and senior executives.
  • To identify research gaps and practical implications for leader humor.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and interpretation.
  • Comparative analysis of leader humor based on hierarchical level.
  • Synthesis of existing research on benefits and risks.

Main Results:

  • More research exists on front-line manager humor than executive humor.
  • The benefits of leader humor are more extensively studied than the risks.
  • Executive humor involves amplified and qualitatively different risks and benefits due to broader leadership reach.

Conclusions:

  • Executive humor presents unique challenges and a narrower success window due to diverse stakeholders.
  • Further research is needed to understand the specific dynamics of executive humor.
  • Practical implications for leaders at different hierarchical levels require tailored approaches to humor.