{
  "title": "In Basel, does humour strengthen a manager’s credibility?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/a-bale-humour-renforce-t-il-credibilite-manager-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2025-04-28",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Humour can signal confidence without establishing competence. Research suggests distinguishing between what is funny, what feels appropriate and what actually helps people work.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Communication",
  "place": {
    "name": "Basel",
    "region": "Bâle-Ville",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "T."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Sarcasm: a different mechanism",
      "point": "Li Huang, Francesca Gino and Adam D."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that managers should joke more often or introduce sarcasm into R&D discussions."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence cannot guarantee",
      "point": "These experiments do not establish that regularly using humour produces lasting improvements in cooperation within a regulated organisation."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Basel",
      "point": "As part of SHR’s [Communication](/formation-communication-bale) programme, a Basel team in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, international R&D or Rhine logistics could test two versions of the same management message: one neutral and one containing a touch of humour that targets no individual."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Schweitzer",
      "year": "2017",
      "source": "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Galinsky",
      "year": "2015",
      "source": "Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 410,
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  "relatedPages": {
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    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/bale",
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}