Bernanke got the most laughs – humour reveals leadership style in central banking
In meetings at the US central bank, laughter is not just atmosphere – it is a signal. A new study shows how humour is linked to leadership style.
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Department News
Corporate Paternity Leave: Communication and impact
On Friday 14 March 2025 Agnes Bamford will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
The translator from Colombia
With a decade of translation experience, PhD Candidate Claudia E. Zapata Urrego dives into new research at NHH, exploring the future of human involvement in translation.
Recognized for Outstanding Research
NHH researchers who have had articles published in internationally high-ranked journals were this week rewarded with publication bonuses.
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Recent publications
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Pietikäinen, Kaisa S.;Sanden, Guro Refsum |
Advances in Global Leadership Volume 16; 2025 | |
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Sandvei, Beate; Simonnæs, Ingrid
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Juridisk oversetter eller jurist som oversetter? Om å undervise juridisk oversettelse
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Undervisning i rettsvitenskap for de som ikke skal bli jurister; 2025 |
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Enhancing fieldwork interviews in intercultural education: a positioning theory approach. |
Intercultural Education; page 1 - 18; 2025
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Humour and laughter as indicators of meeting leadership style in FOMC meetings |
Discourse Studies; 2024 | |
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Intercultural Education; page 1 - 19; 2024 |