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Story by Zhanna Lyubykh, Simon Fraser University; Rui Zhong, Penn State; Sandra L. Robinson, University of British Columbia; Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary, and The Ton Vuong, University of ...

Workplace aggression — yelling, making belittling remarks, using threats, or spreading lies or rumors — is a pervasive challenge for organizations that imposes a substantial burden at an astounding ...

Recent studies show rising incidents of workplace aggression are costing employers $2 billion each day. There’s little question that American society is more divided today than it’s been at any time ...

The hidden hostility of passive-aggressive behavior can make this style of anger expression the perfect office crime. A passive-aggressive employee’s behavior impacts the big picture of an organization ...

Hospital staff members experience 1.17 aggressive events — verbal and/or physical — for every 40 hours worked, with more aggression events occurring when staff have significantly greater numbers of ...

A money-management firm with a nice-guy culture was looking for an eats-nails-for-breakfast, kick-butt manager to run a new area of its portfolio. The first hire was aggressive with a capital A. In an ...

Despite changed attitudes inspired by the #MeToo movement–and a far greater awareness of the behaviors of sexual predators than in previous decades–abuse of teens’ rights at work remains a persistent ...

Everyone communicates differently—even in the workplace. According to Princeton University, there are four main communication styles: passive, passive-aggressive, aggressive and assertive. An ...

Those insights come in “Beyond Incivility: The Soaring Business Cost of America’s Deteriorating Civility,” an analysis recently published by corporate security research and advisory firm Security ...