... Secondly, this essay will explore the benefits of using humor in the office and give some suggestions about avoiding using inappropriate humor. Thirdly, the reason why people can not make jokes will be explained, and the possibility of injecting humor in the workplace will be evaluated. First of all, before exploring other aspects about humor in the workplace, it is necessary to understand clearly what humor is. Different people might give different definitions of humor. Fry (Shearer, 1998) explains that humor is composed of situational jokes. It is an ongoing interpersonal process. In addition, Malone (1980), in reporting Chapman's study, states, "humor is a process initiated by a humorous stimulus, such as a joke or cartoon, and terminating with some response indicative of experienced pleasure, such as laughter". According to Shearer (1998), the most significant point about humor is that it can make people take their life less seriously. Secondly, a survey ...

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