Regional humor differences in the United States: Implications for management

Humor

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-201

  Romero, Eric J ^a   Alsua, Carlos J ^a   Hinrichs, Kim T ^a   Pearson, Terry R ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor; Management; Regional culture; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249037076     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HUMOR.2007.009     Document Type: Article

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