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Autore: | Brown Ronald D. <1949-> |
Titolo: | Dying on the job : murder and mayhem in the American workplace / / Ronald D. Brown |
Pubblicazione: | Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (341 p.) |
Disciplina: | 364.152/30973 |
Soggetto topico: | Violence in the workplace - United States |
Murder - United States | |
Mass murder - United States | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Murder in the Workplace; 2 Why So Little Is Known about the Problem; 3 Definitely Not Your Average Girl Next Door; 4 The Limits of the Human Resources Function; 5 Some Were Crazy, Some Not So Crazy; 6 The Influence of Gender and Race; 7 The Problems and Politics of Being the Boss; 8 Confirming the Facts/Debunking the Myths; 9 Deciphering the Language of Workplace Suicide; 10 The Warning Signs; 11 Ironies, Trends, and Troublesome Facts; 12 Employer Response, Responsibility, and Resolve; 13 Guidelines for Workplace Safety, Security, and Control |
14 ConclusionAppendix of the Perpetrators in the Study; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Dying on the Job looks at the variety of reasons people take the lives of coworkers or themselves and offers explanations for their behavior. Some are pathological; others are simply stretched to limits they can't sustain. The author offers real stories throughout and ends with a consideration of trends, responses, and prevention strategies. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Dying on the job |
ISBN: | 1-299-44999-9 |
1-4422-1845-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910819748003321 |
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