Humor in member narratives: Uniting and dividing at work

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-208

  Meyer, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0031503578     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570319709374571     Document Type: Article

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