From 'I' to 'we': The role of putdown humor and identity in the development of a temporary group

Human Relations

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-88

  Terrion, Jenepher Lennox ^a   Ashforth, Blake E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Putdown humor; Social identity; Temporary group

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036337976     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726702055001606     Document Type: Article

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