Understanding Workplace Bullying Among Staff in Higher Education

Understanding Workplace Bullying

Linda Sue Mata

This is a book written about workplace bullying which is a rapidly growing phenomenon In the workplace. This books explains, how to recognize bullying in its premature stages and the negative impacts bullying may have on both victims and bystanders. Bullying affects not only careers and job performance, but may lead to serious physical and psychological problems. An understanding of the bullying process is a first step in. Not only helping victims cope with it, but in helping management overcome its bullying approach.

Understanding Workplace Bullying

An Ethical and Legal Perspective

Devi Akella

This book examines the ethical and legal aspects of workplace bullying from a global perspective. Through an in-depth exploration of this psychologically destructive managerial technique, it identifies workplace bullying as a highly potent tool in the short term to increase employee performance. By deconstructing and exposing the dark side of workplace bullying, not as a psychological harmful component, not as a health-related stress issue, but instead as a management tool to exercise totalizing control over the employee, this book explores the ethical modalities which managers tend to cross on a daily basis to get things accomplished within an organization. This book offers researchers a thorough examination of management responsibilities and the power of enforcement strategies used by managers.

Understanding, Defining and Eliminating Workplace Bullying

Assuring dignity at work

Jerry A. Carbo

Workplace bullying is a severe and pervasive problem around the globe and in particular in the United States where no meaningful steps have been taken to address this problem. This book will help readers to understand and to define workplace bullying to be able to prevent, detect, remedy and eliminate workplace bullying. Readers will gain an understanding of the forms, causes and effects of workplace bullying. Readers will also be able to understand the current gaps in U.S. law and become familiar with more effective international laws to address workplace bullying. Finally, the reader will be presented with the potential paths to put an end to workplace bullying in their own workplace and in workplaces across the globe.

Understanding Workplace Bullying

Linda Propinos Mata

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Workplace Bullying

The Pandemic Within

Shelley Boulet

Workplace Bullying: The Pandemic Within addresses the need for businesses, organizations, and leaders to better understand the core elements of workplace harassment and bullying. Workplace bullying and harassment affect not only those targeted, but also the organization as a whole. Leadership and organizational culture can play key roles in the identification and prevention of these insidious problems. Designed to provide clear, concise information for those in leadership positions, Workplace Bullying addresses the core elements of workplace harassment and bullying, including: • How to identify and address signs of workplace harassment and bullying • Leadership styles and how these can contribute to a culture of harassment and bullying • Defining elements of respectful workplace policies and how to enforce them • Constructive dismissal, proper use of progressive discipline, and elements of proper workplace investigations Are you experiencing workplace harassment and bullying yourself? Dealing with employees who are harassing and bullying other employees? Wanting to ensure that your workplace is as healthy as it can be? Workplace Bullying assists business leaders with all three, while building a solid educational foundation from which to create a healthy, respectful workplace.

Bullying in the Workplace

Causes, Symptoms, and Remedies

John Lipinski, Laura M. Crothers

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 Organizational psychology, Counseling, Management, Law, Education and Health presents research on relational and social aggression issues which can result in lost productivity , employee turnover and costly lawsuits. Understanding this phenomenon is important to managers and employee morale.