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Type of aggression
Workplace aggression is a specific type of aggression which occurs in the workplace. Workplace aggression is any type of hostile behavior that occurs in the workplace. It can range from verbal insults and threats to physical violence, and it can occur between coworkers, supervisors, and subordinates. Common examples of workplace aggression include gossiping, bullying, intimidation, sabotage, sexual harassment, and physical violence. These behaviors can have serious consequences, including reduced productivity, increased stress, and decreased morale. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Workplace aggressionA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Leadership and Workplace Aggression: A Meta-analysisInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Managing AggressionThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Predicting workplace aggression: A meta-analysis.Cited 617 times
- Go sideways: Abusive supervisionA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Workplace incivilityA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Predicting workplace aggression: A meta-analysis.
Workplace Victimization: Aggression from the Target's Perspective
Workplace Violence and Workplace Aggression: Evidence Concerning Specific Forms, Potential Causes, and Preferred Targets
Workplace violence and workplace aggression: Evidence on their relative frequency and potential causes
Predictors and outcomes of workplace violence and aggression.
Predicting Workplace Aggression and Violence
Nursing and aggression in the workplace: a systematic review
An Approach–Avoidance Framework of Workplace Aggression
🆕 Influential since 2022
Leadership and Workplace Aggression: A Meta-analysis
Predictors of events of violence or aggression against nurses in the workplace: A scoping review
Mitigating or Magnifying the Harmful Influence of Workplace Aggression: An Integrative Review
Types of Nursing Intervention to Reduce Impact of Bullying and Aggression on Nurses in the Workplace
Nurses and midwives reporting of workplace violence and aggression: an integrative review
📚 Books worth reading
Managing AggressionRay Braithwaite · 2001
Workplace bullyingCharlotte Rayner, Helge Hoel · 2001
Cyberbullying at University in International ContextsWanda Cassidy, Chantal Faucher · 2018
Research and Theory on Workplace AggressionNathan A. Bowling, M. Sandy Hershcovis · 2017
Aggression in organizationsRobert Geffner · 2004
The A-B-C of handling aggressionWillie More · 1993
Averting AggressionOwen Booker · 1999
Aggression and violenceJohn Turnbull · 1995
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