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HAVING FUN - HUMOR AS RESISTANCE IN BRAZIL
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UNSPECIFIED (1995) HAVING FUN - HUMOR AS RESISTANCE IN BRAZIL. ORGANIZATION STUDIES, 16 (5). pp. 739-768. ISSN 0170-8406.
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Abstract
Highlighting the under-researched interrelationship between workplace humour and resistance, this paper examines employee opposition in a Brazilian telecommunications company. Much of the literature on corporate culture and humour has emphasized the way that 'having fun' can facilitate production. Functionalist in perspective, such studies treat organizational joking both as a means by which employees can 'let off steam' and as a flexible tool for managers in reinforcing corporate culture. Questioning the universality of this 'safety-valve' theory of humour, our empirical analysis suggests that humour may be a relatively effective means of expressing employee dissatisfaction especially where more overt forms of resistance might provoke managerial reprisals.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | ORGANIZATION STUDIES | ||||
Publisher: | WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO | ||||
ISSN: | 0170-8406 | ||||
Official Date: | 1995 | ||||
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Volume: | 16 | ||||
Number: | 5 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 30 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 739-768 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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