Leadership Discourse at Work: Interactions of Humour, Gender and Workplace Culture

Schnurr, S.

Employing a discourse analytical approach this book focuses on the under-researched strategy of humour to illustrate how discursive performances of leadership are influenced by gender and workplace culture. Far from being a superfluous strategy that distracts from business, humour performs a myriad of important functions in the workplace context.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-12-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230201804

DOI: 10.1057/9780230594692

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 161