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Title : Predicting job cohesion based on humorous leadership style with the moderating role of gender among employees of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in 1404

This study aimed to predict job cohesion based on humorous leadership style, considering the moderating role of gender among employees of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in 1404. This study is applied in terms of purpose and quantitative and descriptive in terms of method of correlation. The population of the present study consisted of all employees (administrative, staff, medical and educational from operational and middle ranks) working at Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in 1404 (including university staff, affiliated hospitals and health-treatment centers). Approximately 2000 people. The sample size is determined using the Cochran formula or the Krejci and Morgan table based on the actual size of the population of employees of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. The sample size is 322 people. Of this number, 305 questionnaires were answered due to the dropout. The data collection method was library-based, using books, articles, etc., and field-based, using the Organizational Cohesion Questionnaire (Vogt, Jenny, & Bauer, 2013), and the Leader Humour Questionnaire (Leader Hamoursky, 2015). In this study, data were analyzed using SPSS 28 software and structural equations using Smart PLS software. The research findings showed that humorous leadership style positively and significantly predicts job cohesion. Gender also plays a significant moderating role in this relationship; so that the effect of humorous leadership style on job cohesion in women is significantly stronger than in men.

Keywords: Job cohesion, humorous leadership style, gender