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
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
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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