Utilizing Humor to Enhance Leadership Styles in Higher Education Administration

Abstract

This review examined the literature addressing humor as a potential trait that may enhance leadership styles in higher educational administration. It provides an overview of current humor research from several disciplines of major contemporary leadership theories and styles in higher educational administration and develop and propose a theoretical link between humor as functional management communication for enhancement to other leadership characteristics. The framework developed in this analysis offer a suitable range of humor and its implications for leadership and leadership development in university environments for more effective leadership competencies to manage the multi-dimensional intricacies and practicalities. Additionally, the review provides strategic insights, and practical ways of incorporation of humor into leadership styles in higher education administration along with suggestions for further empirical exploration on relationships of humor and leadership effectiveness. Keywords: