Bullying in the Workplace: Who is Involved‚ What are the Effects‚ and Prevention Michelle Green Wilmington University What is Workplace Bullying? The word bullying is usually associated with playground taunting and teasing‚ schoolhouse villains known for stealing lunches and lunch money‚ or maybe high school “cool kids” picking on the “geeks”. Bullying however has made its way from childhood memories to real-life adult work settings. The epidemic
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Behaviors at Work The workplace is thought to be a place to work and earn a living to support yourself and your family. Since most of an individual’s time is spent at work‚ they should enjoy going there each day. The goal‚ to perform the tasks assigned and receive benefits for performing the task and duties assigned. There are some individuals who are not motivated to do the task/duties and are just there to receive a pay check. Those particular individuals tend to create problems for their
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Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Feeling like an outsider is never an enjoyable experience. As humans‚ we have a natural desire to fit within the pack‚ to be a member of the group‚ to feel like we belong. However‚ that is sometimes not how things work. With an ever changing and growing population in the United States‚ we come into contact with people from different backgrounds‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures every day. Unfortunately‚ people that do not fit into the majority come face
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What is Business Ethics? "The concept has come to mean various things to various people‚ but generally it ’s coming to know what is right or wrong in the workplace and doing what is right this is in regard to effects of products/services and in relationships with stakeholders" (McNamara‚ 2006). In the past few years with the media highlighting business scandals and organization misconduct‚ a greater emphasis has been placed on organizations to conduct their business in an ethical
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Women in the Workplace Written by: Craig Beam- PP247 For several years‚ discrimination in the workplace has been a major problem. Discrimination is isolating someone on his or her physical appearance‚ gender‚ age or race. There are two types of discrimination‚ indirect and direct. Indirect discrimination might be a women being overlooked for a promotion‚ or an employee displaying inappropriate sexual material in the workplace. Direct discrimination may include a women being discharged
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relationships with whomever we want‚ I believe it is morally acceptable for a company to adopt workplace dating / fraternization policies. The company has the right‚ no‚ the obligation‚ to provide a working environment that is free of the unnecessary distractions that a workplace romance might cause and an obligation to protect its own assets. Having said that‚ people are people and there are bound to be workplace romances. Companies must determine how they are going to deal with the situation when it
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conflict in the workplace causes havoc. At the very least‚ it can lead to uncomfortable tension among staff. At worst‚ the | |results can be deadly. You need to deal with conflict in a way that makes sense for your situation; in general‚ however‚ the collaborative | |effort is the way to go because it involves people working together for the common good. Workplace conflict is a conflict that can be caused| |by many factors including the long hours many people spend at their workplace‚ the hierarchical
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Women’s Experiences of Workplace Bullying and Changes in Job Satisfaction and Engagement Macquarie University Abstract Work is central to our everyday wellbeing but sometimes the workplace can become problematic when people experience workplace bullying. The purpose of this research was to gain an understanding of workplace bullying from the perspective of women who have experienced it‚ and how it affects them personally‚ their work life and their job satisfaction. A questionnaire was
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Workplace professionalism is always an important topic to discuss and realizing how positive and negative behaviors that can come from members of your workplace can affect you and others. One of the biggest topics is bullying in a work environment. Bullying within a work environment is unprofessional and can really alter how you carry out your duties as well as lower safety. Being polite and having good judgment are only a few things that go into being a professional. It doesn’t require any special
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Workplace Diversity Diversity July 7‚ 2013 Introduction: Every day the global workforce is growing and for many years there has been big issues within the workplace. One of those big issues being diversity. Every employee has something very unique to bring to the company. The ideal company will have the best team players with great work ethic. In most cases a successful company holds employees that have different views which come in handy for big business decisions. In a growing global
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