Workplace harassment can take many forms according to Sandra Robinson, University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.
Bullying, harassment, unfairly targetting people and placing them on a "hit list" are common elements that have lead to employee disengagement. But in specific reference to ostracism, "“We found that ostracism was seen as more socially acceptable, less likely to get the actor in trouble at work, and also it was less harmful than bullying behavior," Ms. Robinson told The Huffington Post.
The findings of the study revealed that having no role to play in work culture "was more detrimental to one’s well-being than having a negative role to play."
Robinson's recommendation: "Managers can go a long way to educate their employees that this treatment is just as unacceptable as sexual and verbal harassment and should be absorbed into workplace bullying policies."
Managers need to have clearly-defined sense of right and wrong before this can happen. Rather than witch hunts, can we have "angel hunts," as a friend of mine so aptly calls them?
Bullying, harassment, unfairly targetting people and placing them on a "hit list" are common elements that have lead to employee disengagement. But in specific reference to ostracism, "“We found that ostracism was seen as more socially acceptable, less likely to get the actor in trouble at work, and also it was less harmful than bullying behavior," Ms. Robinson told The Huffington Post.
The findings of the study revealed that having no role to play in work culture "was more detrimental to one’s well-being than having a negative role to play."
Robinson's recommendation: "Managers can go a long way to educate their employees that this treatment is just as unacceptable as sexual and verbal harassment and should be absorbed into workplace bullying policies."
Managers need to have clearly-defined sense of right and wrong before this can happen. Rather than witch hunts, can we have "angel hunts," as a friend of mine so aptly calls them?
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