Category: Workplace Conflict (Page 14)

Summary of: Kurtulmuş, B.E., “Toxic leadership and workplace bullying: The role of followers and possible coping strategies” (2020). The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being, 1-20. Background & Theory: Although a clear definition of toxic leadership has not been fully agreed upon, past studies indicate that toxic leadership includes narcissistic, malevolent, manipulative, bullying, and enforcing behavior on...

Summary of: Skiba, R., “Conflict De-Escalation: Workplace Training” (2020). Scientific Research, 8(7), 153-162. Background & Theory: Although workplace conflict is sometimes inevitable, some occupations have to deal with aggressive behavior and violence. Especially in these occupations, it is important that employees receive de-escalation training as a means of de-escalating the emotion and conflict of aggressive...

Summary of: Waller, L., “Fostering a sense of belonging in the workplace: Enhancing well-being and a positive and coherent sense of self” (2020). The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being, 1-27. Background & Theory: Past research on theories of motivation shows us that belonging is a fundamental human need and a basic human motivation. Potentially deriving...

Summary of: Esbati, Z., and Korunka, C., “What moderates the relation between intragroup conflict, emotional exhaustion, and work engagement?” (2020). Scandanavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 5(1), 5. Background & Theory: With the prevalence of workplace conflict and intragroup conflict in organizations, utilizing strategies that manage conflict is essential to workplace health. This study...

Summary of: Razzante, R., “Communicatively co-constituting pathways of an inclusive workplace: A participant-driven methodology” (2020). Dissertation, University of Arizona, 1-162. Background & Theory: These days, many organizations are tasked with interlacing diversity and inclusion into their very core. This can be done through a combination of macro-, meso-, and micro-level changes in the organization. One...