Cross-cultural Issues on Organizational Dissent and Humor Orientation

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume1
dc.contributor.authorCroucher S
dc.contributor.authorKelly S
dc.contributor.authorChen H
dc.date.available2018-07-31
dc.date.issued2018-07-31
dc.description.abstractOrganizational dissent is the expression of disagreement or contradictory opinions concerning organizational policies and practices (Kassing, 1998). It is an important form of communication because employees can give feedback to organizations regarding discontent and unethical practices. Thus, dissent provides organizations opportunities for improvement and innovation. Managers, however, often fail to recognize and respond to employees’ upward dissent. While power differences in organizations stifle communication, humor can be used as a form of dissent and a means to subvert power differences (Holmes & Marra, 2002). Research has explored organizational dissent in the United States. These results, however, cannot be applied to other contexts, as cultural differences should be considered when exploring communication (McCroskey & McCroskey, 1988). Thus, this analysis provides the following: First, this analysis provides a theoretical understanding of how humor and dissent relate to one another. Second, this analysis considers this relationship in divergent cultural contexts.
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dc.format.extent102 - 105
dc.identifierhttps://www.e-bcrp.org/archive/view_article?pid=bcrp-1-2-102
dc.identifier.citationBusiness Communication Research and Practice, 2018, 1 (2), pp. 102 - 105
dc.identifier.doi10.22682/bcrp.2018.1.2.102
dc.identifier.eissn2586-534X
dc.identifier.elements-id413495
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2586-5293
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherKorean Association for Business Communication
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.e-bcrp.org/archive/view_article?pid=bcrp-1-2-102
dc.relation.isPartOfBusiness Communication Research and Practice
dc.rightsCopyright ⓒ 2018 Korean Association for Business Communication.
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.titleCross-cultural Issues on Organizational Dissent and Humor Orientation
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/Massey Business School
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/Massey Business School/School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
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