Bullying in the workplace : causes, symptoms, and remedies /

Bullying in the workplace is a phenomenon that has recently intrigued researchers studying management and organizational issues, leading to such questions as why it occurs and what causes such harassment. This volume written by experts in a wide range of fields including Industrial and Organizationa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Crothers, Laura M., Lipinski, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Series in applied psychology (New York, N.Y.)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Bullying in the Workplace; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part I Introduction: The Problem of Workplace Bullying; Chapter 1 Organizational Misbehavior; Chapter 2 History of Bullying in the American Workplace; Chapter 3 Measurement Issues in the "Phenomenon"; Chapter 4 How Unaddressed Bullying Affects Employees, Workgroups, Workforces, and Organizations: The Widespread Aversive Effects of Toxic Communication Climates; Part II Theories and Etiology; Chapter 5 Schoolyard Scuffles to Conference Room Chaos: Bullying across the LifespanChapter 6 Evolutionary Psychological Models for Predicting Bullying and Implications for Intervention; Chapter 7 Social-Ecological Model for Predicting Workplace Bullying; Chapter 8 Neurological Contributions to Bullying Behavior; Part III Forms of Workplace Incivility; Chapter 9 Bullying as Workplace Incivility; Chapter 10 Bullying in the Unionized Workplace: The Legal Model for the Protection of Employees and Employers from Employer and Union Intimidation; Chapter 11 Physical and Verbal Bullying
  • Chapter 12 Relational and Social Aggression in the WorkplaceChapter 13 Sexual Harassment and Bullying at Work; Chapter 14 Workplace Cyber Bullying: A Research Agenda; Chapter 15 Considerations Regarding the Workplace Bullying of Persons with Disabilities; Part IV Managing Workplace Bullying; Chapter 16 The Role of Human Resource Departments in Addressing Bullying Behavior; Chapter 17 Strategies for Managers in Handling Workplace Bullying; Chapter 18 Workplace Bullying: Remedies for Victims; Chapter 19 Strategies for Treating Bullies; Chapter 20 Policies for Workplaces; Chapter 21 Legal Issues: The Role of Law in Addressing Bullying in the WorkplacePart V Conclusion and Future Directions; Chapter 22 Using Selection Techniques to Keep Bullies out of the Workplace; Chapter 23 Designing Jobs to be Bully-Proofed; Chapter 24 Future Challenges in Issues of Bullying in the Workplace; Author Index; Subject Index.