Designing a Humorous Workplace: Improving and Retaining Employee's Happiness

M. Andujar; Antinus Nijholt; J.E. Gilbert

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_66

Designing a Humorous Workplace: Improving and Retaining Employee's Happiness

M. Andujar, Antinus Nijholt, J.E. Gilbert

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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the possibilities of adapting humorous smart technologies to the workplace. Also, we discuss the precautions that need to be taken when introducing the theories of humor. We explore adapting the theories of humor and their pros and cons of their content in the workplace. We believe their adaptation will will help current and future employees at companies to improve and retain their happiness. We also provide a brief explanation of the different types of humorous technologies: multi-modal, physical, and virtual and how they can be beneficial in the workplace. Suggestions of how to evaluate these systems are also provided.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design
Editors	WJ. Chung, C. Sungsoo Shin
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	683-693
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-41660-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_66
Publication status	Published - 27 Jul 2016
Event	AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design - Orlando, Florida Duration: 27 Jul 2016 → 31 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Volume	483
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Conference

Conference	AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design
Period	27/07/16 → 31/07/16
Other	27-31 July 2016

Keywords

EWI-26599
HMI-HF: Human Factors
HMI-IE: Information Engineering
User Experience
METIS-318446
Humorous Smart Technologies
Humorous Workplace
Human computer interaction
IR-100966
Computational Humor

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Andujar, M., Nijholt, A., & Gilbert, J. E. (2016). Designing a Humorous Workplace: Improving and Retaining Employee's Happiness. In WJ. Chung, & C. Sungsoo Shin (Eds.), Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design (pp. 683-693). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 483). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_66

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Andujar, M, Nijholt, A & Gilbert, JE 2016, Designing a Humorous Workplace: Improving and Retaining Employee's Happiness. in WJ Chung & C Sungsoo Shin (eds), Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 483, Springer, Switzerland, pp. 683-693, AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 27/07/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_66

Designing a Humorous Workplace: Improving and Retaining Employee's Happiness. / Andujar, M.; Nijholt, Antinus; Gilbert, J.E.

Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design. ed. / WJ. Chung; C. Sungsoo Shin. Switzerland : Springer, 2016. p. 683-693 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 483).

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Andujar M, Nijholt A, Gilbert JE. Designing a Humorous Workplace: Improving and Retaining Employee's Happiness. In Chung WJ, Sungsoo Shin C, editors, Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design. Switzerland: Springer. 2016. p. 683-693. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_66