Counterproductive work behaviors : understanding the dark side of personalities in organizational life / Aaron Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Aaron, author.

Series:

Management, organizations and society (London, England)

Routledge studies in management, organizations and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational behavior.

Psychology, Industrial.

Problem employees.

Personality and occupation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"There has been a growing interest among scholars in the fields of organizational behaviour and industrial psychology in what can be termed "the dark side of the organizations." A main concept in this regard this is both important and relevant counterproductive work behaviours (CWBs), which can be defined as deliberate actions that harm the organization or its members.These behaviours include a variety of acts that can be directed toward organizations (CWB-O) or toward other people (CWB-P). Destroying organizational property, purposely doing work incorrectly, and taking unauthorized work breaks are examples of CWB-O, whereas hitting a co-worker, insulting others, and shouting at someone are forms of CWB-P. Despite the growing interest in CWBs as a research issue, not enough is known about the determinants of CWBs. The goal of Counterproductive Work Behaviors therefore is to cover this stimulating, important, and innovative issue of dark triad personalities in the workplace. The book will deal with important aspects of this issue, such as the characteristics of dark triad personalities, how they operate and damage organizations, what organizations are more vulnerable to them, ways to diagnose and detect them, and ways to handle dark triad personalities and prevent them from harming organizations and employees.There is no doubt that the issues covered by Counterproductive Work Behaviors will continue to attract academic attention and therefore the book is essential reading for researchers, academics and business professionals alike in the fields of Organizational Studies and Behaviour, Organizational Psychology, Strategy, Human Resource Management, Leadership and the related disciplines. "--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: the dark side of the workplace

The dark triad personalities: main characteristics

The origins of the dark triad

The corporate psychopath

Dark triad personalities and counterproductive work behavior

The predators' environment: work-setting and personal factors

Can they be spotted? Tools for detecting dark triad personalities

Dark triad personalities and leadership

The victims of the dark triad

Cultural aspects of the dark triad

Conceptual and practical implications.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781315454801

1315454807

9781315454795

1315454793

OCLC:

1019664071