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oapen-20.500.12657-587182022-10-15T03:17:57Z Trouble at Work Fevre, Ralph Lewis, Duncan Robinson, Amanda Jones, Trevor Industrial arbitration and negotiation Society and culture: general bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBL Sociology: work & labour bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. 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. 2022-10-14T14:52:31Z 2022-10-14T14:52:31Z 2012 book ONIX_20221014_9781849664660_49 9781849664660 9781849664653 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58718 eng application/pdf n/a 9781849664653.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781849664677 10.5040/9781849664677 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 9781849664660 9781849664653 Bloomsbury Academic 272 London open access
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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. 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.
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