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September 23, 2025Personnel Review

Exploring the influence of leader humor on employee creativity in a social information processing perspective

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Field study identifies leader humor impacts creativity via information exchange, suggesting connections to extraversion and interpersonal influence.

Leader humor significantly enhances employee creativity through effective information exchange and social processes.
Multilevel path analysis revealed stronger effects of leader humor on employee creativity among more extraverted workers.
Theoretical model tested using data from 336 employees and 90 direct leaders, highlighting the interplay between humor and personality traits.
Findings emphasize the importance of understanding both leader and employee characteristics for fostering creativity in the workplace.

Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Field study identifies leader humor impacts creativity via information exchange, suggesting connections to extraversion and interpersonal influence.