Workplace conflict

(2010), workplace bullying a pervasive practice orchestrated and propagated by individuals who are maliciously seeking power, control, subjugation and domination. It is an inefficient way of working, which is both costly and preventable. In his article, Wiedmer describes the damage, signs and preventative measures concerning workplace bullying. She profoundly elaborates bullying, and what workplace bullying is all about. Wiedmer further provides in the article the statistics of workplace…

According to the Workplace Bullying Institute’s definition, workplace bullying “is repeated, health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators (WBI, 2017).” It can be threatening, humiliating, or abusive and it interferes with work execution and productivity. Under these criteria, Mindy’s treatment of Ming would be considered bullying. In this case, the actions that constitute bullying are ongoing and could result in workplace violence or litigation…

How Sexual Assault/harassment can affect the Workplace Green Dot and Red Dot actions can affect an environment in many ways, and some phrases that can also affect the environment. To know how Green Dot and Red Dot affect an environment we must know what each Dot is and what they represent. Some of the steps used for someone to be the Green Dot and how violence or sexual assault can be prevented. Also there are phrases and words that can be said by anyone at any time, even if someone if joking…

For employers, workplace bullying has economic costs for their business.9 It can lead directly to absenteeism, lower productivity through ‘presenteeism’ or time spent conducting investigations,10 WorkCover claims (resulting in higher insurance premiums) and sanctions or damages awards from work health and safety regulators and courts. There are also more indirect costs to a business such as hiring and training of new employees when someone resigns because of bullying (perceived or actual).11 The…

instances of bullying in the workplace. Bullies can be hard to handle—especially if no one has come forward with concrete complaints about their behaviour. That doesn’t mean you should ignore the situation—bullies need to be dealt with appropriately and in a timely manner. Here are just a few HR tips on how to handle bullying in the workplace. Recognize That Not All Bullies Are Created Equal Not all bullies are the same. You can’t apply the same logic to the workplace bully who is aggressive…

Not only does it happen in just fast food work environments, but the whole restaurant industry. The reason why it happens more commonly than other jobs is because workers are separated from their normal social life and roles while regularly working nights, holidays, and weekends; coworkers tend to bond closely to other co-workers in these situations. ( Chia-Jeng and Kleiner, 2001, p.197) The food industry is one of many jobs where sexual harassment occurs the most. The next work environment that…

Florida State University Law School with a focus on Labor & Employment Law. She focuses on the topic of workplace bullying and cites the workplace bullying’s definition of workplace bullying as the systematic campaign that destroys health, career, and one’s job. A majority of Mrs. Edwards’s presentation was focused on workplace bullying. A point that was made throughout the presentation was that workplace bullying is not illegal. She provided the example of a boss who is just rude to everyone…

There are a lot of issues that can result to disputes and dissatisfaction amongst workers in the workplace; a few of the most common issues are: workplace ageism, workplace racism, workplace bullying, workplace discrimination, workplace violence etc. But in this write up I am going to discuss and reflect on workplace bullying. Although there is no universally accepted formal definition of workplace bullying, several researchers have tried to define it. Some categorize all harmful boss behaviors…

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” (“Organizational conflict – Wikipedia,” n.d., n.p.). Conflict within an organization is going to happen, the important part of conflict is how the situation was handled and preserved by employees and in some cases the customers. This paper will use the Penn State/Jerry Sandusky scandal to…

Conflict is something we deal with everyday, whether it is in the workplace or at home. Often with conflict comes a series of emotions; fear, anger and frustration, are a few of the emotions that exist during conflict. According to Merriam Webster, conflict is defined as "strong disagreement between people, groups, etc., that results in often angry arguments". The book, Interpersonal Conflict by Wilmot & Hocker, defines conflict as, "An expressed struggle between at least two interdependent…