Handbook of workplace violence [[electronic resource] /] / [editors] E. Kevin Kelloway, Julian Barling, Joseph J. Hurrell Jr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480078603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks ; ; London, : SAGE, 2006
• ISBN: 1-78268-868-4; 1-4522-6396-5; 1-4129-7694-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (705 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KellowayE. Kevin; BarlingJulian; HurrellJoseph J., Jr.
• Disciplina: 363.32; 658.473
• Soggetti: Violence in the workplace; Violence in the workplace - Prevention; 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 and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; PART I: Perspectives on Workplace Violence; 1 - Editors' Introduction to Part I; 2 - Violence as Instrumental Behavior; 3 - Emotions, Violence, and Counterproductive Work Behavior; 4 - Prevalence of Workplace Aggression in the U.S. Workforce; PART II: Sources and Forms of Workplace Violence; 5 - Editors' Introduction to Part II; 6 - Workplace Emotional Abuse; 7 - Workplace Bullying; 8 - Violence in Nursing; 9 - School Violence; 10 - Workplace Violence in the Police; 11 - Crossing the Line; 12 - Public-Initiated Violence; 13 - The Battlefield as Workplace; 14 - Violence in Peacekeeping15 - Community Sources of Workplace Violence; 16 - The Consequencesof Partner Violence on Employment and the Workplace; 17 - Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; 18 - Young Workers; 19 - A Case of Cyberdeviancy; PART III: Prevention and Intervention; 20 - Editors' Introduction to Part III; 21 - Organizational Response to Workplace Violence; 22 - The Experience of Victims; 23 - Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and Workplace Violence; 24 - ; Screening and Selecting Out Violent Employees; 25 - Training as a Workplace Aggression Intervention Strategy; 26 - Preventing Insider-Initiated Workplace ViolenceName Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Research on workplace violence has proliferated in recent years. This handbook reflects and summarises the current state of knowledge and presents a comprehensive overview of current theory, research and organisational practice relating to workplace violence and aggression.