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Positive steps to end negativity in the workplace: The hidden costs of an individual and organizational phenomenon

Human Resource Management International Digest

ISSN: 0967-0734

Article publication date: 23 August 2013

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to consider workplace negativity from an individual and organizational perspective.

Design/methodology/approach

It underlines the upfront and hidden costs of workplace negativity and suggests some ways to deal with it.

Findings

It highlights the importance of ensuring that every report of workplace negativity is properly investigated and that a fair and proper outcome is achieved.

Practical implications

The paper urges the need for a small team of HR experts to resolve conflicts between employees. Members of this conflict‐resolution team need to be senior managers or employees, and capable of understanding human behavior in various situations.

Social implications

It draws attention to a problem that is costly for individual employees, organizations and society as a whole.

Originality/value

The paper deals with a topic that is little discussed in mainstream human‐resource management.

Keywords

Citation

Bagga, G. (2013), "Positive steps to end negativity in the workplace: The hidden costs of an individual and organizational phenomenon", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 21 No. 6, pp. 28-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-08-2013-0065

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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