Effect of Humor on Organizational Culture and Group Cohesion

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1 Ph.D. student in Business Administration, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management & Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. student in Industrial Management, Islamic Azad University North of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

It study examined the relationship between Humor on organizational culture and group cohesion Using factor analysis deals. The population of this studies all technical and professional staff, Kermanshah University has established who relative advantage of using random sampling of 181 individuals was selected Morgan and using questionnaire data collected, Amos and software tests. Results indicate that between humor and organizational culture (the culture of collaborative, flexible, mission and consistency) there is a significant positive relationship. Between humor and group cohesion (task cohesion and social cohesion) there is a significant relationship. Finally it can be said that executives accept humor as a form of communication, and should try to make a logical relationship between organizational goals and common standards - to establish social work.
 
 
 

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Organizational Culture Management
Volume 14, Issue 1
April 2016
Pages 73-96

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