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Psychopathy in the workplace
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Organizational conflict
Organizational conflict, or workplace conflict, is a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests between people working together. Conflict takes many forms in organizations. There is the inevitable clash between formal authority and power and those individuals and groups affected. There are disputes over how revenues should be divided, how the work should be done, and how long and hard people should work. There are jurisdictional disagreements among individuals, departments, and between unions and management.
Workplace incivility
Workplace incivility has been defined as low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target. Uncivil behaviors are characteristically rude and discourteous, displaying a lack of regard for others. The authors hypothesize there is an "incivility spiral" in the workplace made worse by "asymmetric global interaction". Incivility is distinct from aggression. The reduction of workplace incivility is an area for ongoing industrial and organizational psychology research.
Toxic workplace
A “toxic workplace” is a colloquial term used to describe a place of work, usually an office environment, that is marked by significant personal conflicts between those who work there. Such infighting can often harm productivity. Toxic workplaces are often considered the result of toxic employers and/or toxic employees who are motivated by personal gain (power, money, fame or special status), use unethical means to psychologically manipulate and annoy those around them; and whose motives are to maintain or increase power, money or special status or divert attention away from their performance shortfalls and misdeeds.
Narcissism in the workplace
Narcissism in the workplace involves the impact of narcissistic employees and managers in workplace settings. Job interviews Narcissists typically perform well at job interviews; they receive more favorable hiring ratings from interviewers than individuals who are not narcissists. Typically, because they can make favorable first impressions, though that may not translate to better job performance once hired. Occupational stressAbsenteeism and Turnover (employment) There tends to be a higher level of stress with people who work with or interact with a narcissist.
Machiavellianism in the workplace
Machiavellianism in the workplace is a concept studied by many organizational psychologists. Conceptualized originally by Richard Christie and Florence Geis, Machiavellianism refers to a psychological trait concept where individuals behave in a cold and duplicitous manner. It has in recent times been adapted and applied to the context of the workplace and organizations by many writers and academics. Oliver James wrote on the effects of Machiavellianism and other dark triad personality traits in the workplace, the others being narcissism and psychopathy.
Abusive supervision
Abusive supervision is most commonly studied in the context of the workplace, although it can arise in other areas such as in the household and at school. "Abusive supervision has been investigated as an antecedent to negative subordinate workplace outcome." "Workplace violence has combination of situational and personal factors". The study that was conducted looked at the link between abusive supervision and different workplace events.
Politique de la peur
Politique de la peur est une expression qui désigne la politique d'un gouvernement qui utilise la peur collective de la population pour faire adopter des mesures réduisant les libertés individuelles. Dès le début du , H. L. Mencken, journaliste, écrivain, célèbre critique de la culture américaine, considérait que « le but de la politique est de garder la population inquiète et donc en demande d’être mise en sécurité, en la menaçant d’une série ininterrompue de monstres, tous étant imaginaires ». John W.
Psychologie de la santé au travail
La psychologie de la santé au travail (PST) est une des disciplines du champ de la psychologie, à l'interface entre psychologie de la santé et psychologie du travail. La psychologie de la santé au travail est une discipline qui s’est alliée à la psychologie de la santé. Les origines de la PST incluent la psychologie de la santé, la psychologie du travail, et la médecine du travail. La PST a ses propres programmes doctoraux, journaux, et organisations professionnelles.
Harcèlement moral en milieu professionnel
Le harcèlement moral au travail est une action persistante de mauvais traitements infligés à certaines personnes sur le lieu de travail par d'autres individus. Les moyens employés comprennent la violence verbale, non verbale, psychologique et physique, ainsi que l'humiliation. Ce type d'agression au travail est particulièrement difficile car les harceleurs au travail agissent souvent dans le cadre des règles et des politiques établies par leur organisation ou leur société, qui dans la majorité des cas est du fait d'une personne qui a autorité sur la victime.
Culture d'entreprise
La culture d'entreprise est un ensemble de connaissances, de valeurs et de comportements qui facilitent le fonctionnement d’une entreprise en étant partagé par la plupart de ses membres. Selon Elliot Jacques cet ensemble doit être appris et admis de façon le plus souvent implicite par les nouveaux membres pour qu'ils soient acceptés dans l'entreprise. « La culture caractérise l'entreprise et la distingue des autres, dans son apparence et, surtout, dans ses façons de réagir aux situations courantes de la vie de l'entreprise ».