Abstract
Despite the growing efforts devoted to exploring humor, the extant humor literature neglects the impact of employee sense of humor in the workplace, especially in the hospitality industry, an important yet understudied context. Based on person–environment fit theory, our research examines why and when employee sense of humor can influence frontline hospitality employees’ service performance. Our multi-wave research of 232 frontline hospitality employees in two Chinese hotels unveils that employee sense of humor promotes service performance by enhancing person–service job fit. Moreover, customer contact frequency strengthens the direct impact of employee sense of humor on person–service job fit and the indirect effect of employee sense of humor on service performance through person–service job fit. Our research underlines the pivotal role of humorous frontline employees in hospitality organizations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 103667 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Hospitality Management |
Volume | 118 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2024 |
Corresponding author email
wulongzengnew@163.comKeywords
- Employee sense of humor
- Person–service job fit
- Customer contact frequency
- Service performance
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- SSCI
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