Jim Lyttle, Ph.D.
       Makes you think
 
 
 
PUBLICATIONS

Lyttle, J. (2009). [Review of the book Humor in advertising: A comprehensive review].
Humor: International Journal of Humor Research. 22(4), 467-471.

Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., Ali, N. S., Al-Olimat, H. S., Amemiya, T., ... Lyttle, J., ... et al. (2009).
Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia):
A multi-national study involving 73 countries. Humor: International Journal of Humor
Research, 22(1/2), 253-279.

Lyttle, J. (2007). The judicious use and management of humor in the workplace. Business
Horizons, 50(3), 239-245.

Lyttle, J. (2007). Using humor in e-advertising: Avoiding the dual minefields of offense and
confusion. The E-Business Review, 7, 141-144.

Spierer, D. K., Williams, S. H., & Lyttle, J. (2007). Inactive brains: An interrupted case
study. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo,
State University of New York.

Lyttle, J. (2005). The effective use of humor in e-advertising. The E-Business Review, 5,
123-126.

Lyttle, J. (2002). Choosing wisely: Using personality tests to advise business majors.
In AoM/IAoM 20th Annual Conference Proceedings (pp. 55-58).
Chesapeake, VA: Maximilian Press.

Lyttle, J. (2001). The effectiveness of humor in persuasion: The case of business ethics
training. Journal of General Psychology, 128(2, Apr) 206-216.

Lyttle, J. (2001). Philosophy of humor. Listed under Academic at Humor Links.


Lyttle, J. (1999). The effectiveness of humor in teaching business ethics. In The Book of
Proceedings: Sixth Annual International Conference Promoting Business
Ethics (pp. 151-159). Niagara Falls, NY: Vincentian Universities.

Lyttle, J. (1998) The ABC's of humor. In Pursuit, 2(4), 9.


Lyttle, J. (1998). [Review of the book Dirty business: Exploring corporate misconduct:
Analysis and cases]. Business & Society, 37(3, Sep) 339-341.

Lyttle, J. B. (1998). The management of humor in the workplace: Transferable knowledge
for the 21st Century. In S. H. Barr (Ed.), Southern Management Association:
1998 Proceedings (pp. 234-236). Raleigh, NC: SMA.

Lyttle, J. B., Grant, R., & Treviño, L. K. (1998). BETS-L listserver discussion/Debate
on the continued relevance of Kohlberg. In L. Pincus Hartman, Perspectives in
Business Ethics (pp. 110-115). Homewood, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.

Lyttle, J. B. (1998). Shortest ethics case ever. In L. Pincus Hartman, Perspectives in
Business Ethics (p. 665). Homewood, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.

Work in Progress
Lyttle, J. (final edit). The effective and responsible use of humor by therapists.


Lyttle, J. (data analysis). The conspicuous absence of humor in the workplace:
Many good reasons.

Lyttle, J. (data analysis). Clowning is not enough: The use of humor by preferred
and less-preferred teachers.


PRESENTATIONS

Lyttle, J. (2010, July 1). Take off, eh? Hosers ribbin’ Murkans for Yankee dollars.
Presentation at the 50th Annual Gathering of American Mensa and Mensa
Canada in Detroit, MI.

Lyttle, J. (2010, March 6). Having fun isn't good enough: Inform people or move
them! Presentation at Snowball: the 36th Regional Gathering of Central New
Jersey Mensa in Iselin, NJ.

Lyttle, J. (2010, January 13). Top Ten reasons to think twice about humor in the
workplace. Research Showcase at the Pennsylvania State University's Great
Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies in Malvern, PA.

Lampert, M. D., Lyttle, J., & Isaacson, K. P. (2009, June 19). Cross-cultural variation
in gelotophobia within the United States. Paper presented at part of the Symposium
on Research into Gelotophobia at the annual conference of the International Society
for Humor Studies in Long Beach, CA.

Lyttle, J. (2009, June 17). The effective and responsible use of humor in therapy.
Continuing Education Workshop as part of the annual conference of the
Pennsylvania Psychological Association in Harrisburg, PA.

Lyttle, J. (2008, November 22). Ventriloquism with presentation software: Throwing
your voice across the classroom. Workshop as part of the Technology in the
Classroom Mini-Conference at the annual meeting of the Decision Sciences
Institute in Baltimore, MD.

Lyttle, J. (2008, September 10). Theory building in humor research. Research Showcase
at the Pennsylvania State University's Great Valley School of Graduate Professional
Studies in Malvern, PA.

Lyttle, J. (2007, July 12). The effective and responsible use of humor in persuasion.
Particpant Seminar at the International Summer School and Symposium on
Humour and Laughter at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Lampert, M., Martin, R. A., & Lyttle, J. (2007, July 1). Symposium: Teaching the
psychology of humor in the undergraduate curriculum. Paper presented at the
annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies in Newport, RI.

Lyttle, J. (2007, February 15-18). Humor theory. Poster shown at the annual conference
of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor in Panama City Beach, FL.

Lyttle, J. (2005, June 16). Shocking therapy: Using humor to attack clients, for their
own good. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Society
for Humor Studies in Youngstown, OH.

Lyttle, J., & Kaplan, J. (2005, May 14). Managing ethically in times of change. Paper
presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Academy of Management in
Springfield, MA.

Lyttle, J. (2005, January 7). Humor without fault: Staying in the game and out of the
courts. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Academy
of Business and Public Administration Disciplines in New Orleans, LA.

Lyttle, J. (2004, January 25). The responsible use of humor. Paper presented at the
annual conference of the International Academy of Business and Public
Administration Disciplines in New Orleans, LA.

Lyttle, J. (2003, July 11). Humor in the classroom amuses and motivates ... the
teacher! Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Society
for Humor Studies in Chicago, IL.

Lyttle, J. (2003, June 13). Stand and deliver: An exercise in the effective use of humor
in the classroom. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Organizational
Behavior Teaching Society in Springfield, MA.

Lyttle, J. (2002, May 26). The ethics of humor: Preliminary thoughts. Paper presented
at the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities in Toronto, Canada.

Lyttle, J. (2001, July 8). The use of humor in persuasion: A replication and an analysis.
Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Society for Humor
Studies in College Park, MD.

Lyttle, J. (2000, August 7). The effectiveness of humor for persuasion in training and
education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management
in Toronto, Canada.

Lyttle, J. (1999, July 3). The effectiveness of humor in workplace training: A pilot
study. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Society for
Humor Studies in Oakland, CA.

Lyttle, J. B. (1998, June 27). Toward an ethics of humor in the workplace: A multi-
participant conceptualization of humorous interaction. Paper presented at the
annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies in Bergen, Norway.

Lyttle, J. B. (1997, October 24). Transparency International: The coalition against
corruption. Paper presented at the annual Laurier Conference on Ethics in
Waterloo, Canada.



SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY


On-line Activity

Listed as a humor scholar, International Society for Humor Studies

Frequent contributor to the Humour-Research E-discussion group

Site indexed at Google Answers

Site indexed at Central Oregon Community College

Site indexed at www.humor.ch, Swiss Humor Research Site

Site indexed at Visalia Learning Center, Mt. Whitney High School


Research Assistant

Summer 1985 - Case Writing Assistant, The Laurier Institute

Summer 1986 - Project Assistant, Thames Valley District Health Council

Summer 1987 - Economic Development Researcher, The City of Woodstock