Trouble at Work Contributor(s): Fevre, Ralph (Author), Lewis, Duncan (Author), Robinson, Amanda (Author) |
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ISBN: 1472557484 ISBN-13: 9781472557483 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management |
Dewey: 658.314 |
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Trouble in the workplace - whether it is bullying, harassment or stress - is always in the headlines. Yet, in many discussions, the research and statistics that are cited prove unreliable. This book summarizes the largest specialist research programme on ill-treatment in the workplace so far undertaken. It provides a powerful antidote to half-truths and misinformation and offers a new way of conceptualizing trouble at work, moving the discussion away from individualized explanations - and talk of 'bullies' and 'victims' - towards the workplace characteristics that cause trouble at work. The biggest problems arise where organisations fail to create a workplace culture in which individuals really matter. Paradoxically, these are often the organizations which are well-versed in modern management practices. |