Discrimination and stereotyping in the workplace is common social behavior that occurs in many occupations and major level corporations across the United States. It can happen whether you work for a large or small organization, anyone from the bottom employee to top manager of the company can be affected from such behavior. Discrimination in the workplace can take a variety of forms including, race, national or ethnic origin, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, and religion as well. Discrimination in the workplace can have serious effects on health, work performance, and career opportunities. Over the past three decades there have been positive changes in the workplace and public attitude toward such behavior.
The question of redefining the relationship between communities and professional systems has become a central issue for me. I know that many people are struggling with these issues because I heard many of these ideas touched on in comments and questions which came from the audience in the last session yesterday. I will the use the word community broadly to refer to groups of people with some common interest and common experience who are not a part of the formal justice system. Let's start by examining what is happening in most communities today. Crime - fear - withdrawal - isolation - weakened community bonds - more crime.
Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by management - the impact is usually critical to both the individuals and the business. Employees physical and mental health problems: o High stress; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) o Financial problems due to absence o Reduced self-esteem o Sleep and digestive disturbances o Increased depression/self-blame o Family tension and stress Kareem S. Al Tobgy Organizational behavior - ESLSCA 37C Impact on Organizations: Each of the individual consequences listed above can be very costly for the organization. Costs of bullying generally fall into three categories: o o o Replacing staff members that leave as a result of being bullied, cost of training new employees. Work effort being displaced as staff cope with bullying incidents (i.e., effort being directed away from work productivity and towards coping) Costs associated with investigations of ill treatment and potential legal
Conflict In the Workplace Angelique Torres English 123 SB Intermediate Composition Professor J. Park June 2, 2013 Conflict In the Workplace Without a doubt, conflict in the workplace is more relevant than ever. It is a fact that conflict occurs within the workplace and in everyone’s lives. Conflict is an inevitable part of life; it can stem from various sources, such as, cultural, generational and even socio economic differences, which in turn affects communication leading to confusion, productivity, non-cooperation, increase in stress, lack of collaboration, customer satisfaction decrease, distrust, clique formation and gossip. Be that as it may, implementing creative activities and providing trainings that focus on communication skills and active listening skills, as well as bringing awareness about different types of conflicts can create a better working environment, hence, ultimately decreasing or even ending workplace conflict.
Conditions of the workplace have been shown to lead to negative emotional reactions, physical health problems in both the short term and the long term and counterproductive behavior at work” (Spector, 2002). Throughout time there have been different theories presented to offer solutions to this growing problem,
VERBA Manon 14133194X Sexual harassment in the workplace: Characteristics of harassers and psychological effects on women 1. Introduction For several years, women have been much more present in the workplace, and too many of them have experienced sexual harassment. In industrialized countries, 42 to 50% of the female workers have been victims of harassers (Study on Sexual Harassment, Arosha Adikaram). In the last twenty years, women started to complain about sexual harassment instead of thinking of it as a normal act. Sexual harassment is defined as “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that interferes with one’s employment or work performance or creates a hostile
Abstract Despite significant improvements in the socioeconomic status of working women, research reflects that gender inequalities continue to exist throughout the world. In this paper, the author attempts to examine the prevalence of sexism in the American workplace and in various sources of media outlets. By utilizing empirical secondary data and primary data collected specifically for this report, the author endeavors to prove that although much work has been done to improve the status of women in society, there continues to be a significant inequality. An Examination of the Prevalence of Sexism in the American Workplace and in Media When the forefathers of our great nation were composing the Declaration of Independence to succeed from Great Britain, they envisioned a nation where “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, which among these are the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This immortal declaration has come to define our country, and has led many individuals to immigrate here in search of this “American Dream”. Nevertheless, during the relatively young history of America, many social issues have served to pose a direct threat to the attainment of these “unalienable rights”.
I will first explain the definition of lying in workplace, and then introduce the major types of lying in workplace. Afterthat, I will explain the factors causing employees to tell lies, also the effects of workplace lying and means to solve this problem. Definition of workplace lying Lies refer to that a person asserts something to the others, which the person believes to be false with the intention of getting the others to believe it to be true (Augustine, 1952; Bok, 1978; Kupfer, 1982; Williams, 2002; Mahon, 2008) Psychologically, lying sometimes makes one feels better at once as it could possibly cast away distress. However, for most people, the anxiety caused by trying to maintain the lie ultimately outweighs the immediate emotional relief. Besides, it is hard to
Burnout may be defined as being psychologically worn out by one's work; burnout adversely impacts motivation, productivity and job satisfaction and is reflected in low levels of enthusiasm or energy, negative disposition towards others at work and one's perception of productivity (Spector, 2012). The article identifies four (4) indicators of burnout. The first indicator identified by the author was being easily annoyed (Garfinkle, 2005-2015); researchers support this indicator; cynicism and detachment were identified as one of the symptoms of burnout (Beheshtifar & Omidvar, 2013). Cynicism and depersonalization are directed at both persons receiving service and co-workers and it generally affects the employee's personal life as well (Embriaco,
International Journal of Manpower 20,1/2 16 The nature and causes of bullying at work University of Bergen, Norway Keywords Bullying, Conflict, Harassment, Occupational health, Organizational behaviour, Work psychology Abstract The present paper reviews and summarises the research and literature on the nature and causes of bullying at work. Bullying occurs when someone at work is systematically subjected to aggressive behaviour from one or more colleagues or superiors over a long period of time, in a situation where the target finds it difficult to defend him or herself or to escape the situation. Such treatment tends to stigmatise the target and may even cause severe psychological trauma. Empirical studies on the causes of bullying have concentrated on the personality of the victim and psychosocial factors at work. Most studies treat bullying as a unified phenomenon, in spite of the fact that different kinds of behaviours are involved.