Friends and Enemies in Organizations A Work Psychology Perspective [Hardcover]

An exploration into the ways in which friendships, isolation and enemy-ships influence and affect our experience of work. The theme of the research volume is 'Alienation to Suffocation'; canvassing issues from loneliness and isolation through to the positive aspects of a friendly workplace.Introduction and Overview; R.L.Morrison ?&? S.Wright In a Lonely Place: The Experience of Loneliness in the Workplace; S.Wright Relationships and Organizational Socialization; H.Cooper-Thomas Organisational Climate, Culture and Workplace Relationships; T.Nolan ?& ?W.K?pers Developing and Maintaining Workplace Friendships; P.M.Sias ?& E.Gallagher Cooperative Behaviour in Organisations; K.Sanders The Double Edged Sword: Organizational Outcomes of Friendships; R.L.Morrison Gender and Relationships at Work; B.Winstead ?& V.Morganson Rudeness and Incivility in the Workplace; J.Fritz The Narcissistic Personality and Organizational Relationships;? A.Furnham The Dark Side: Relationships with Psychopaths at Work; G.Birch & ?I.McCormickDR IAIN MCCORMICK is a leading Asia Pacific management consultant and business coach who recently returned to New Zealand after a decade in Hong Kong. He is the author of over 100 practical and academic articles in a wide range of psychological and business topics.He heads the Executive Coaching Centre Limited in New Zealand and coaches a range of boards of directors, chief executives and other senior managers in New Zealand and Australia.GILES ST. J BURCH is a Senior Lecturer in HRM in the Department of Management and International Business, The University of Auckland. He is a Registered Psychologist (NZ), Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and a Chartered Scientist (UK). He is also an elected member of the American Psychological Association (Society of Consulting Psychology) and a founding member of the British Psychological Society's Special Group in Coaching Psychology. He haslÃ-