Misbehaviour and Dysfunctional Attitudes in Organizations [Paperback]

Misbehaviour in organizations can be difficult for management to detect and correct, and as a consequence, the cost to organizations can be high. This book presents useful theories and empirical evidence that help to describe, explain, predict and control both attitudinal and behavioural problems in an organizational setting. The book analyzes the current research, examines the causes of different types of misbehaviour, and makes suggestions for remedies and managerial practices that can help to reduce its occurrence and impact.Introduction; A.Sagie, S.Stashevsky & M.Koslowsky PART 1: THE MANY FACES OF WORK MISBEHAVIOR Workplace Aggression; K.Dupr? & J.Barling Comparing Sexual Harrassment To Workplace Aggression; L.Bowers-Sperry, J.Tata & H.Luthar Covering Up Behavior In Organizations; S.Stashevsky & J.Weisberg Social Loafing; Y.Hamburger Job Burnout and Dysfunctional Work Attitudes; T.Kalliath The Benefits of Better Times: Increasing Work Schedule Flexibility; L.Golden When Bad Email Happens To Good People; D.Schwartz Can Workplace Deviance Be Constructive?; B.Galperin PART 2: THE DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL MISBEHAVIOR Personal and Positional Antecedents Of Organizational Misbehavior; E.Vardi Stress, Personality, and Counterproductive Work Behavior; L.Penney & P.Spector The Big-5 personality Dimensions And Counterproductive Behaviors; D.Oniz & C.Viswesvaran Type-A Behavior Pattern And Misbehavior; M.Jamal & V.Baba

'The editors of the book have done a commendable job in collecting and organizing a dozen papers on a fast growing research stream about negative behaviour in organizations.' - Dr. Biju Varkkey, Vision

VISHWANATH BABA Professor of Organizational Behavior, McMaster university, Canada JULIAN BARLING Editor of the Journal of Occupational Psychology LYN BOWES-SPERRY Assistant Professor of Management, Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA KATHRYNE DUPR? Doctoral Student in Organizational Behavl$