Humor and the Effectiveness of Diverse Leaders

Lovaglia, Michael J.; Rogalin, Christabel L.; Soboroff, Shane D.; Kelley, Christopher P.; Lucas, Jeffrey W.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-374095-3.00002-1

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“…There are only three articles within sociology that focus solely on the topic of emotion and leadership (Lovaglia et al 2008; Lucas 1999; Lucas and Lovaglia 1998). In support of the status‐compatible emotions theory (Lovaglia and Houser 1996), Lucas and Lovaglia (1998) found that leaders reported a more positive emotional response (higher levels of happiness, security and satisfaction and lower levels of frustration, anxiety, anger, disappointment and resentment) than non‐leaders in group settings in two experimental studies.…”

Section: Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Likewise, Lucas (1999) found that in group settings, when they were compared with non‐leaders, leaders reported higher levels of satisfaction. Finally, Lovaglia et al (2008), drawing on Robinson and Smith‐Lovin (2001), argue that humor may be a strategy to increase the effectiveness of leaders, especially for those who are typically not cast in the role of leader (i.e. women and racial/ethnic minorities).…”

Section: Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Emotion and Leadership: What Scholarship on Status and Identity Can Tell Us

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Hirshfield

2013

Sociology Compass

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While leadership and emotion have been described as interrelated by many scholars in disciplines outside of sociology, there is a dearth of sociological literature on the subject. Indeed, within the last thirty years there has been an immense upsurge in the organizational literature on this very topic. While sociologists have not focused as much on leadership and emotions, there are many ways that sociologists can contribute, both empirically and theoretically. In this review our aim is to highlight the existing literatures within sociology that we feel are most valuable in exploring leadership and emotion, specifically, status and identity processes, while also engaging with the more developed literatures in organizations, focusing on the area of emotional regulation and labor.

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