The Misappropriation of Organizational Power and Control: Managerial Bullying in the Workplace

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Author(s): David Starr-Glass (SUNY Empire State College, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bryan Christiansen (PryMarke LLC, USA)and Harish C. Chandan (Argosy University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2568-4.ch004

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Human Aspects of Business / Psychology / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Workplace bullying has been the focus of much interest and research over the last forty years. This concern reflects the growing awareness of the organizational costs associated with all forms of bullying. Of particular importance is what has been called abusive supervision, which constitutes the most prevalent and destructive form of negative workplace conduct. This chapter understands abusive supervision to be a prototypical example of workplace bullying, rather than a narrower and more restricted expression of it. The chapter reviews workplace bullying, focuses on abusive managerial behavior, and understands such behavior as a misappropriation of legitimate organizational processes and dynamics for own personal ends. Bullying behavior violates the norms of workplace ethics, organizational justice, and the agency role of management. The chapter considers initiatives through which managerial bullying might be identified, remediated, and reduced.

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