Bullying in the Workplace Causes, Symptoms, and Remedies [Hardcover]

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.  

Part I. Introduction: The Problem of Workplace Bullying Chapter 1: Organizational Misbehavior. Janie Harden Fritz, Professor of Communication & Rhetorical Studies, Duquesne University Chapter 2: History of Bullying in the American Workplace.John Lipinski, Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing, Middle Tennessee State University, Charles M. Albright, Duquesne University, and Eric J. Fenclau, Jr., Duquesne University Chapter 3: Measurement Issues in the Phenomenon.James B. Schreiber, Professor of Educational Psychology, Duquesne University Chapter 4: How Unaddressed Bullying Affects Employees, Workgroups, Workforces, and Organizations: The Widespread Aversive Effects of Toxic Communication Climates. Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik, Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism, University of New Mexico Part II: Theories and Etiology Chapter 5: Schoolyard Scuffles to Conference Room Chaos: Bullying Across the Lifespan.Eric J. Fenclau, Jr., Duquesne University, Charles M. Albright, Duquesne University, Laura M. Crothers, Professor of School Psychology, Duquesne University, and Jered B. Kolbert, Associate Professor of Counselor Education, Duquesne University Chapter 6: Evolutionary Psychology Models for Predicting Bullying and Implicatiolã.