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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465514603321

Autore

Field Evelyn M

Titolo

Bully blocking at work [[electronic resource] ] : a self-help guide for employees and managers / / Evelyn M. Field

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bowen Hills, Qld., : Australian Academic Press, 2010

ISBN

1-921513-45-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

331.133

Soggetti

Bullying in the workplace

Bullying in the workplace - Prevention

Harassment

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; What is workplace bullying?; Understanding workplace bullying; Conditions that encourage workplace bullying; The toxic effects of workplace bullying; From target to survivor; Activate your survival instinct; Look after yourself; Bully blocking at work; Beware the medico-legal hazards; Action for organisations; Conclusion: Respect and resilience; Endnotes; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

No one goes to work to be humiliated, abused, ostracised, or assaulted. Yet this is the reality of a working day for more than one in six workers. Bullying causes billions of dollars in lost productivity, expensive mistakes, employee replacement costs, and health and welfare rehabilitation expenses. Most workplaces currently leave the victims to sink or swim, and the bullies to remain professionally incompetent. This book reveals the evil nature of workplace bullying, helping the reader to understand its toxic, destructive impact on targets, bullies or onlookers - and provides advice for copin