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| Managerial Humor Practices: A Driving Force for Employees' Commitment |
Tamunomiebi, Miebaka Dagogo PhD and Isaac, Susan Ndidi
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Abstract:
This paper examined managerial humor practices as a driving force for employees' commitment. Humorous practices or styles such as, affialiative, self-enhancing, aggressive and self-defeating humor employed by managers in their relationship with employees were discussed. The humor styles were further classified as positive and negative humor depending on the function it performs in the attainment of employees' organizational commitment. Affiliative and self-enhancing humors are classified as positive humors because they are positively related with the psychological well-being while aggressive and self-defeating humors are categorized as negative humor styles since they result in emotional reactions that are predominantly negative such as anger and aggression. Conclusion was drawn from scholarly research and articles, which postulated that managerial positive humor practices have a positive relationship with employees' commitment, hence a driving force for employees' organizational commitment while the negative humor is negatively correlated with employees' organizational commitment. It was recommended that positive humor should be encouraged in managerial relationship with subordinates to drive employees' commitment for the overall success of the organization.
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