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Deviant and criminal behavior in the workplace / edited by Steven M. Elias.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Psychology and crime seriesPublication details: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780814722626
  • 0814722628
  • 9780814722893
  • 081472289X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Deviant and criminal behavior in the workplace.DDC classification:
  • 364.3 23
LOC classification:
  • HF5549.5.E43 D48 2012eb
NLM classification:
  • WA 420
Other classification:
  • 85.08
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1 Conceptual Foundations: Insights from Criminology and the Sociology of Work; PART II: EMPLOYEE CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR; 2 Emotions and Deviance; 3 Born to Be Deviant? An Examination of the Relationship between Workplace Deviance and Employee Personality; 4 The Role of Occupational Stress in Workplace Deviance; PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES ON DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR; 5 Accounting in Organizational Environments: Contextualizing Rules and Fraud.
6 Human Resource Management and Deviant/Criminal Behavior in OrganizationsPART IV: THE ROLE OF (IN)JUSTICE AND SOCIAL POWER IN DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR; 7 Hazards of Justice: Egocentric Bias, Moral Judgments, and Revenge-Seeking; 8 The Role of Social Power in Sexual Harassment and Job Discrimination; PART V: VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE; 9 When Employees Turn Violent: The Potential Role of Workplace Culture in Triggering Deviant Behavior; 10 Workplace Violence: Prevention and Aftermath; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Summary: Workplace crimes are never far from the news. From major scandals like Enron to violent crimes committed by co-workers to petty theft of office supplies, deviant and criminal behavior is common in the workplace. Psychological factors are almost always involved when an employee engages in such behavior. Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace offers insights at the level of the individual employee and also sheds light on the role organizations themselves may play in fostering such criminal behavior. The volume considers psychological factors involved in theft and fraud, workplace violence, employee discrimination, and sexual harassment.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1 Conceptual Foundations: Insights from Criminology and the Sociology of Work; PART II: EMPLOYEE CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR; 2 Emotions and Deviance; 3 Born to Be Deviant? An Examination of the Relationship between Workplace Deviance and Employee Personality; 4 The Role of Occupational Stress in Workplace Deviance; PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES ON DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR; 5 Accounting in Organizational Environments: Contextualizing Rules and Fraud.

6 Human Resource Management and Deviant/Criminal Behavior in OrganizationsPART IV: THE ROLE OF (IN)JUSTICE AND SOCIAL POWER IN DEVIANT WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR; 7 Hazards of Justice: Egocentric Bias, Moral Judgments, and Revenge-Seeking; 8 The Role of Social Power in Sexual Harassment and Job Discrimination; PART V: VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE; 9 When Employees Turn Violent: The Potential Role of Workplace Culture in Triggering Deviant Behavior; 10 Workplace Violence: Prevention and Aftermath; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Workplace crimes are never far from the news. From major scandals like Enron to violent crimes committed by co-workers to petty theft of office supplies, deviant and criminal behavior is common in the workplace. Psychological factors are almost always involved when an employee engages in such behavior. Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace offers insights at the level of the individual employee and also sheds light on the role organizations themselves may play in fostering such criminal behavior. The volume considers psychological factors involved in theft and fraud, workplace violence, employee discrimination, and sexual harassment.

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