Örgütlerde Mizah Kullanımına Genel Bir Bakış: Web of Science Veri Tabanına Dayalı Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz
An Overview of The Use of Humor in the Organization: Bibliometric Analysis Based on Web of Science Database

Summary/Abstract: This study, it is aimed to determine the historical development of the use of humor in organizations in the context of management discipline with the bibliometric analysis method and to guide those who work in this field in the future by creating a conceptual framework. For this purpose, articles published in the Web of Science database and scanned in different indexes on the use of humor in organizations until 2022 were analyzed by the bibliometric method. 306 articles focusing on the field of management were examined in the keywords, abstract, and title areas. To answer the questions created for the research, various productivity indicators were examined and citation analysis, co-citation, and co-word analysis were performed within the scope of bibliometric analysis. It has been found that the interest in the field of management for studies on the use of humor in organizations has increased in the last 15 years. The fact that the number of publications originating from Turkey is 4 can be considered as an indication that the field of humor use in organizations is open to development in our country. It has also been determined that social media, the leader's use of humor, entertainment at work, status, and content analysis are current issues in the field of "use of humor in organizations".

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