Counterproductive work behaviors : understanding the dark side of personalities in organizational life / Aaron Cohen.
| Author/creator | Cohen, Aaron, 1935- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in management, organizations and society Management, organizations and society (London, England) ^A528381 |
| 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 -- The dark triad and leadership -- The victims of the dark triad -- Cultural aspects of the dark triad -- Conceptual and practical implications. |
| Abstract | "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."--ProQuest. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 15, 2018). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Cohen, Aaron, 1952- Counterproductive work behaviors. New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 9781138210653 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781315454795 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1315454793 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 113821065X |
| ISBN | 9781138210653 |
| ISBN | 9781315454818 |
| ISBN | 1315454815 |
| ISBN | 9781315454801 (PDF ebook) |
| ISBN | 1315454807 |
| ISBN | 9781315454788 (Mobipocket ebook) |
| ISBN | 1315454785 |
| Stock number | CL0500000998 Safari Books Online |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |