many individuals recall bullies from their elementary school days‚ some are realizing that bullies can exist in the workplace as well. And these bullies do not just pick on the weakest in the group‚ rather‚ any subordinate in their path may fall prey to their torment‚ according to Dr. Gary Namie‚ director of the Workplace Bullying and Trauma Institute. Dr. Namie further says workplace bullies are not limited to men-women are at least as likely to be bullies. However‚ gender discrepancies are found
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Bullying in the workplace is one of the most significant challenges facing companies today. According to the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention nearly half (49%) of all workers in the United States have been a victim or witnessed abusive behavior towards an employee (www.workplacebullying.org). Bullying in the workplace is similar to childhood bullying‚ but workplace bullies often operate within established policies of their companies. They commit deliberate acts against employees or co-workers
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Ethics and the Workplace Ethics play a very important role in the running of a business. All firms and companies will have a set of ethical standards and practices that is suitable to their culture and nature of business. Ethics address duty‚ obligation‚ fairness‚ justice‚ altruism‚ and moral responsibility. Business ethics can be defined as right or wrong actions taken by corporations. Firms and companies are managed by people‚ from the very top management to the very bottom; any ethical or unethical
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42E Contemporary Management Course Workplace Violence Workplace Violence Problem Definition As defined by International Labor Organization (ILO)‚ Workplace violence includes any action‚ incident‚ or behavior that departs from reasonable conduct in which a person is assaulted‚ threatened‚ harmed‚ injured in the course of‚ or as a direct result of‚ his or her work. Justification for Problem Definition Most people thinks of violence at workplace as just physical assaults; however‚ it
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CONTENTS Chapter Page No. 1 Introduction 2 2 EAP Concepts 3 3 Why Workplace Counselling? 7 4 Organization Impact on Counselling 8 5 Counselling Impact on Organization 10 6 EAP and Top Management 11 7 Implementation of Workplace Counselling 13 Appendix 16 Acknowledgment and Reference 19 A PRIMER ON WORKPLACE COUNSELLING Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Employees spend about one-quarter of their lives in work
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A Study of Managing Workplace Negativity ORIENTATION TO TOPIC People with negative emotions have a much greater chance of experiencing negative stress and are more likely to experience dissatisfaction with their lives and jobs.1 Some people appear to be born with a genetic predisposition toward negativity while others appear to become negative as a result of their environment. There are those who agree that one’s personality is a combination of genetic make-up and life experiences.2 People who chronically
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February 2014 Theft in the Workplace The Company I was working for‚ at the time‚ had a firm policy regarding cases of theft of company property. As equipment becomes old and outdated new equipment is purchased while the old equipment is placed on a table to be sold by bid each month. One day I see a valued employee (bob) who is 2 months away from retirement slip an electric drill from the table and put it in his car before the day of the sale. From an ethical standpoint‚ I know stealing and
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE HOSSAM ELDEEN HUSSEIN Problem Definition: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines Workplace Violence as “any act of Violence‚ against persons or property‚ threats‚ intimidation‚ harassment‚ or other inappropriate‚ disruptive behavior that causes fear for personal safety at the worksite ". Justification for Problem Definition Workplace violence causes a lot of devastation such as assaults‚ homicides‚ victims and their families‚ businesses of the experience
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Bully at Work by Ruth and Gary Namie‚ is an astonishing resource on workplace bullying. Gary introduces the main themes of the book by giving an example of his former boss‚ a bully. He also defines the victims of this social epidemic as Targets. Workplace bullying‚ like childhood bullying‚ is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior against a co-worker or subordinate. Workplace bullying can include such tactics as verbal‚ nonverbal‚ psychological
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Is the formal cultural system within a firm the most important factor in creating an ethical workplace? How do formal cultural systems attempt to promote ethics? There are four characteristics that can create cultures with in an organization; they are power‚ bureaucracy‚ achievement and innovation and support. Power: This culture’s descriptions include centralization. Individual power and decision making is autocratic and patriarchal. There is a fear of punishment and implicit rules are laid
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