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Dark Sides of Organizational Life

Hostility, Rivalry, Gossip, Envy and other Difficult Behaviors

H. Cenk Sözen (Baskent University, Turkey) H. Nejat Basım (Baskent University, Turkey)

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Routledge
09 October 2024
Exploring the darkest side of organizations may have a potential to change our previous assumptions about business life. Scholars both in management and organizational research fields have shown interest in the ""bright"" side of behavioral life and have looked for the ways to create a positive organizational climate and assumed a positive relation between happiness of employees and productivity. These main assumptions of the Human Relations School have dominated the scientific inquiry on organizational behavior. However, ""the dark side of organizational life"" may have more explanatory power than ""the bright side"". Hostility, jealousy, envy, rivalry, gossip, problematic personalities, dislike, revenge, and social exclusion are the realities of business life. A manager may devote most of their time to cope with conflicts, deviant behaviors, ambitious individuals, gossips, and dysfunctional rivalry among employees. It is evident that negative events and interactions among employees cost more time and energy for a manager than the positive side of organizational life. This edited collection specifically focuses on these issues and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and advanced students in the fields of management, organizational studies and behavior, sociology, social psychology, and human resource management.
Edited by:   , ,
Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   385g
ISBN:   9781032454337
ISBN 10:   1032454334
Series:   Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Chapter 1. Nepotism Chapter 2. Mobbing Chapter 3. Dysfunctional Conflict: Antecedents and Outcomes Chapter 4. Burnout Syndrome Chapter 5. Psychological Harassment at Work Chapter 6. The Glass Ceiling Chapter 7. Organizational Silence Chapter 8. Understanding Alienation Chapter 9. Counterproductive Aspects of Teamwork

H. Cenk Sözen, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management at Başkent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Management, Ankara, H. Nejat Basım, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management at Başkent University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Management, Ankara, Turkey.

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