Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Winning battles with a joke: a qualitative inquiry of humour in the Indian Army Subject The topic of the resource armed forces; leader humour; organizational humour; team humour Description An account of the resource Humour in military organizations can be antithetical given the rigid hierarchy, high degrees of work formalization, and obedience to hierarchy. This paper explores how humour is initiated, propagated and maintained in the Indian Army. We conducted twelve in-depth interviews with retired army professionals and used Braun and Clarkes (2006) thematic analysis to capture the study's main findings. Three major themes emerged organizational humour, leader humour, and team humour. We found humour is essential in combating stress, increasing social cohesion, facilitating newcomer assimilation, and promoting a positive work environment. We also found evidence of subversive humour used in forms of resistance to challenge the hierarchical structure subtly. We have provided a three-part schema of workplace humour which sheds interesting insights on workplace humour. Our findings will contribute to understanding how military humour helps to maneuver challenges of a stressful work situation 2023,European Journal of Humour Research. All Rights Reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sumagna B.; Vijaya R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived European Journal of Humour Research, Vol-11, No. 1, pp. 27-45. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.7592/EJHR2023.11.1.755" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.7592/EJHR2023.11.1.755</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85152275248&amp;doi=10.7592%2FEJHR2023.11.1.755&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e9ab61f6706a1f0b32e83c7829200027" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85152275248&amp;doi=10.7592%2fEJHR2023.11.1.755&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e9ab61f6706a1f0b32e83c7829200027</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2307700X Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sumagna B., Somaiya Vidyavihar University, India; Vijaya R., Christ University, India