Individual differences in managers’ use of humor. Subordinate perceptions of managers’ humor

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 360-369

  Rizzo, Brian J ^a   Wanzer, Melissa Bekelja ^a   Booth Butterfield, Melanie ^b  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85064781986     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824099909388737     Document Type: Article

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