Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States : [2 Volumes].

Cover -- Volume 1: Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Seeds Planted -- Purpose -- Previewing These Volumes -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Understanding Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Chapter 1 Workplace Bullying and Mobbing: Definitions, Terms, and When They Matter -- Defining Workplace Bullying -- Defining Workplace Mobbing -- Bullying vs. Mobbing -- Other Terms Related to Bullying and Mobbing at Work -- Common Workplace Bullying and Mobbing Behaviors -- Key Elements of Definitions -- Framing Concepts for Terms and Definitions -- Implications of Terms and Definitions -- Making Room for a Big Tent -- References -- Chapter 2 Prevalence of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing among U.S. Working Adults: What Do the Numbers Mean? -- Defining Elements of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing: What Distinguishes Them from the Rest? -- Measurement: How We Ask the Question Shapes the Answer We Get -- Time Referent: The Longer the Time Frame, The Higher the Rate -- Sample: Whom We Ask and How We Recruit Them Shapes Prevalence and Profile -- Source: Who Does It Shapes the Experience and the Impact -- Purpose for Study: Why We Want to Know Shapes How We Ask the Question -- In Sum: What Is the "Real" Prevalence? -- References -- Chapter 3 Risk Factors for Becoming a Target of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Do Target Personalities Predict Bullying? -- Blaming Victims -- Unwanted, Uninvited Assault -- Why Not Fight Back? -- Gender and Targethood -- Race and Targethood -- When There Is a History of Prior Abuse -- Target Behaviors as Predictors -- Strength and Optimism Are Liabilities -- Behavioral Antecedents to Targethood -- Perpetrators' Characteristics -- Ostracism, Isolation, and Self-Harm -- Powerful Bullying-Related Emotions-Shame and Guilt -- Perceived Injustice and Obsessiveness.

Anger and Embitterment -- What Stops the Bullying? -- An Imagined Future Understanding of Bullying and Targets -- Targets Are the Best of Us -- Uniqueness of the WBI Perspective -- References -- Chapter 4 Organizational Risk Factors: An Integrative Model for Understanding, Treating, and Preventing Mobbing and Bullying in the Workplace -- The Failure of Zero-Tolerance Policies and the Case for an Integrative Model -- Research Support for the Integrative Model -- Organizational Dynamics -- Individual Dynamics -- Work Team Dynamics -- Illustration of Individual, Group, and Organizational Dynamics in a Case of Mobbing -- Concluding Note -- Note -- References -- Part II: Examining the Impact of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Chapter 5 Workplace Bullying and Mobbing and the Health of Targets -- Definitions of Words and Terms -- Negative Health Outcomes Associated with Workplace Bullying -- Other Forms of Abusive Social Phenomena -- Public Health and Occupational Health -- In Closing -- References -- Chapter 6 The Psychosocial Impact of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing on Targets -- Work and Personal Identities -- Exclusion, Social Pain, and Loss of Work Friendships and Relationships -- After Bullying and Mobbing: Professional Reputation and Reemployability -- Belief in a Just World: Why It Is Important -- Psychosocial Impacts of Bullying and Mobbing and Recovery: A Brief Note -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Workplace Bullying and Mobbing: A Neuropsychotherapeutic Perspective -- Bullying Defined and the Absence of Reference to Neuroscience and the Brain -- Neural Development and Connectivity -- The Developing Brain and Genetics -- Bullying and Neurochemicals -- Bullying and Neural Structures -- From Neuroscience to Interventions -- Summary -- References.

Chapter 8 Vicarious and Secondary Victimization in Adult Bullying and Mobbing: Coworkers, Target-Partners, Children, and Friends -- People at Work: Coworkers and Bystanders -- People Away From Work: Intimate Partners, Children, and Friends -- Discussion and Directions of Future Research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 When Workplace Bullying and Mobbing Occur: The Impact on Organizations -- Individual-Level Affective Attitudinal and Behavioral Consequences -- Group-Level Negative Consequences for Organizations -- Organization-Level Negative Consequences -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Prevention of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Chapter 10 How Awareness and Education Can Help with Recognition of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Indirect Public Education -- Direct Public Education -- Modest Successes -- American Zeitgeist -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 11 The Role of Human Resources in Bullying and Mobbing Prevention Efforts -- Organizational Role of HR Professionals -- Perceptions of HR's Role and Performance -- HR's Decision to Intervene in a Workplace Conflict-Is It Bullying or Not? -- Organizational Strategies to Deal with Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12 Innovative Practices in Workplace Conflict Resolution -- Understanding Both Positive and Negative Conflict -- Understanding Common Roles in Conflicts -- Explaining Workplace Bullying -- Restorative Practice: A Promising Workplace Intervention -- Coaching Workplace Offenders -- Working with Workplace Targets -- Working with Workplace Bystanders and Supporters -- Three-Part System for Preventing and Correcting Workplace Bullying -- The Value of an Independent Ombuds for Safe Reporting -- Building Workplace Capacity for Civility -- Other Promising Workplace Bullying Interventions -- Conclusion -- References.

Volume 2: Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part IV: Utilizing Effective Interventions in Responding to Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Chapter 13 Best Practices in Psychotherapy for Targets of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- The Question of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- Trauma-Informed Care -- Specific Treatment Modalities for Trauma -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 Best Practices in Coaching for Targets of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- How Coaching Differs From Psychotherapy for Target-Victims of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- The Coaching Process -- Practitioner Skills Required for Effective Coaching for Targets of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Legal and Regulatory Issues Associated with Coaching Target-Victims of Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Case Illustration: Jennifer -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 Best Practices in Coaching for Aggressors and Offenders in Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Conclusion and a Call for Empirical Research -- Note -- References -- Chapter 16 The Role of the Consultant in Assessing and Preventing Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Antecedents to Traditional Consulting -- American Employer Attitudes and Reactions -- Indirect Alternatives to Workplace Bullying Consulting -- A Requisite Policy -- Goal: A Comprehensive Approach to Workplace Bullying Solutions -- The Reality of Incomplete Initiatives -- Fragility of the Commitment to Change -- Emergent Union Interest -- When Courts Are the Client -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17 The Role of the Ombuds in Addressing Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Historical Perspective on the Ombuds -- The Distinctive Role of the Ombuds in Organizational Conflict Resolution -- The Ombuds as a Trust Leader -- Enhancing Workplace Culture.

Building Trust in the Workplace -- Challenges to Establishing an Office of the Ombuds -- Strategies for Ombuds for Addressing and Reducing Workplace Bullying -- Emerging Advanced Skills for the Ombuds -- Conclusion -- References -- Part V: The Legal Landscape in the United States for Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Chapter 18 The American Legal Landscape: Potential Redress and Liability for Workplace Bullying and Mobbing -- Early Research Forays -- The Healthy Workplace Bill -- Healthy Workplace Legislation, Statutes, and Ordinances -- Implications for Employee Relations Stakeholders and Mental Health Providers -- Larger Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 19 Comparing and Contrasting Workplace Bullying and Mobbing Laws in Other Countries with the American Legal Landscape -- International Overview of Workplace Bullying and the Law -- European Region at the Forefront -- Workplace Bullying and Mobbing Laws in Individual European Countries -- Relevant Provisions of Individual European Countries' Laws -- Cultural Influences -- Lessons for the United States and Multinational Employers -- Part VI: Workplace Bullying and Mobbing within Specific Employment Sectors -- Chapter 20 Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the Health Care Sector -- Labels Used to Describe Bullying-Type Behaviors -- Prevalence Rates: Current Estimates and Methodological Issues -- Factors Which Contribute to Workplace Bullying in Healthcare -- Current Responses to Workplace Bullying -- Going Forward: Moving from Individual Level to Systemic Initiatives -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 21 Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in K-12 Settings: School Principal Mistreatment and Abuse of Teachers -- The Pervasiveness of Workplace Mistreatment and Abuse -- Principal Mistreatment and Abuse Studies Related to Studies of Other Organizations and Occupations.

Comparison of Findings Produced by the U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey with Findings of Research on Mistreatment and Abuse in U.S. Education.

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