Emotions in organizations: Joint laughter in workplace meetings

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-119

  Kangasharju, Helena ^a,b   Nikko, Tuija ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b Helsinki School of Economics ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Conversation analysis; Emotion; Humor; Laughter; Meeting interaction; Organizational communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349104970     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943608325750     Document Type: Article

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