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Provides summaries and perspectives on theory, research, and practice relating to workplace violence. This title also provides a comprehensive overview of the state of knowledge regarding all aspects of workplace violence and aggression.

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In the Handbook of Workplace Violence, editors E. Kevin Kelloway, Julian Barling, and Joseph J. Hurrell Jr. bring together the contributions of leading researchers to provide summaries and unique perspectives on current theory, research, and practice relating to workplace violence. This is the most up-to-date resource available providing a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge regarding all aspects of workplace violence and aggression. Part I summarizes the leading theoretical perspectives on violence and aggression and provides prevalence estimates for aggression and violence in North American workplaces. Part II focuses on leading experts in the field summarizing what is known about the sources of workplace violence (e.g., partner violence, communal violence, industrial relations violence, public-initiated violence) forms of aggression in the workplace (e.g., emotional abuse, workplace bullying, cyber-aggression) and populations (e.g., occupations, youth) at special risk for workplace violence and aggression. Part III considers the experience of victims as well as individual (e.g., critical incident stress debriefing) and organizational (e.g., selection, training) interventions designed to prevent, or ameliorate the consequences of workplace violence. This is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the fields of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Health Psychology, Public Health, and Employee Assistance Programs. It is also an excellent textbook for graduate courses in Organizational Behavior, Occupational Health Psychology, and Organizational Psychology.

Author Biography

E. Kevin Kelloway is the Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health Psychology at Saint Mary's University. He received his PhD in Organizational Psychology from Queen's University (Kingston, ON) and taught for eight years at the University of Guelph. In 1999 he moved to Saint Mary's University where he also holds the position of Professor of Psychology. He was the founding director of the CN Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and the PhD program in Business Administration (Management). He was also a founding principal of the Centre for Leadership Excellence at Saint Mary's. An active researcher, he is the author/editor of 12 books and over 100 research articles and chapters. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Canadian Psychological Association and of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Julian Barling is Associate Dean and Professor at the Queen's School of Business. He is responsible for rhe Ph.D,M.Sc and Research programs in the School of Business. Dr. Barling is author of of several books, including Employment, Stress and Family Functioning (1990,Wiley & Sons), The Union and Its Members: A Psychological Approach (with Clive Fullagar and Kevin Kelloway, 1992, Oxford University Press), and Changing Employment Relations: Behavioral and Social Perspectives (with Lois Tetrick, 1995, American Psychological Association), andYouth and Employment (with Kevin Kelloway, forthcoming, American Psychological Association). Dr. Barling served as co-editor (with Kevin Kelloway) of the Sage Publication series ,Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior, is consulting editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Stress Medicine and the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. From 1989-1991, he was the chairperson of the Advisory Council on Occupational Health and Safety to the Ontario Minister of Labour. In 1995 and 1997, he received the annual awards for "Excellence in Research" from the School of Business, Queen's University. Joseph J. Hurrell is Associate Director for Science, Division of Surveillance Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies (DSHEFS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, CDC), Robert A. Taft Laboratories. NIOSH, an Institute within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), performs research on the causes of occupational illnesses and injuries. DSHEFS is one of the largest Divisions of NIOSH, CDC. Dr. Hurrell is also Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. He has co-authored and co-edited eight books on occupational health psychology. Dr. Hurrell is Associate Editor, Occupational Health Psychology and is the author of numerous articles published in refereed journals.

Table of Contents

Part I. Perspectives on Workplace Violence1.Editors' Introduction to Part I2.Violence as Instrumental Behavior - Richard B. Felson3.Emotions, Violence, and Counterproductive Work Behaviors - Paul E. Spector, Suzy Fox, & Theresa Domagalski4.Prevalence of Workplace Aggression in the U.S. Workforce: Findings from a National Study - Aaron C.H. Schat, Michael R. Frone, & E. Kevin KellowayPart II. Sources and Forms of Workplace Violence5.Editors' Introduction to Part II6.Workplace Emotional Abuse - Loraleigh Keashly & Steve Harvey7.Workplace Bullying - Charlotte Rayner & Cary L. Cooper8. Violence in Nursing - Marilyn Lanza9.School Violence - Irvin Sam Schonfeld10. Workplace violence in the Police - Stephen B. Perrott & E. Kevin Kelloway11.Crossing the Line: Violence on the Picket Line - Lori Francis, James E. Cameron, & E. Kevin Kelloway12. Public Initiated Violence - Manon Mireille LeBlanc, Kathryn E. Dupre, & Julian Barling13.The battlefield as workplace: Violence in Warfighting - Kelly M.J. Farley & Victor M. Catano14.Violence in peacekeeping - Michelle Innes & Julian Barling15.Community Sources of Workplace Violence - Joerg Dietz & Harjinder Gill16.The Consequences of Partner Violence on Employment and the Workplace - Jennifer E. Swanberg, TK Logan & Caroline Macke17.Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: A look Back and a Look Ahead - Collette Arens Bates, Lynn Bowes-Sperry, & Anne M. O'Leary-Kelly18. Young Workers - Sean Tucker and Catherine Loughlin19. A Case of Cyberdeviancy: Cyber Aggression in the Workplace - Terrance Weatherbee and E. Kevin KellowayPart III. Prevention and Intervention20.Editors' Introduction to Part III21.Organizational Response to Workplace Violence - Elizabeth Kelley & Jane Mullen22.The Experience of Victims: Using Theories of Traumatic and Chronic Stress to Understand Individual Outcomes of Workplace Abuse - Theresa M. Glomb & Lilia M. Cortina23.Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and Workplace Violence - Joseph J. Hurrell Jr24.Screening and Selecting out Violent Employees - Arla L. Day & Victor M. Catano25.Training as a Workplace Aggression Intervention Strategy - Aaron C.H. Schat & E. Kevin Kelloway26. Preventing Insider-initiated Workplace Violence - M. Sandy Hershcovis & Julian BarlingIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors

Review

"The Handbook of Workplace Violence brings together an impressive list of researchers and scholars with diverse areas of expertise related to workplace violence. This handbook provides an invaluable reference for both basic and applied researchers, students, and policymakers." -- Robert T. Hitlan * Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books *"Readers from other disciplines, who have an interest in interpersonal violence as it occurs in public spaces, would be drawn to other chapters and would be equally intrigued.  In essence, this handbook has a broad readership and ably meets its goal of ′summarizing the state of current knowledge and charting the course for future research.′" —CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGY     -- Canadian Psychology * Canadian Psychology *

Long Description

In the Handbook of Workplace Violence, editors E. Kevin Kelloway, Julian Barling, and Joseph J. Hurrell Jr. bring together the contributions of leading researchers to provide summaries and unique perspectives on current theory, research, and practice relating to workplace violence. This is the most up-to-date resource available providing a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge regarding all aspects of workplace violence and aggression. Part I summarizes the leading theoretical perspectives on violence and aggression and provides prevalence estimates for aggression and violence in North American workplaces. Part II focuses on leading experts in the field summarizing what is known about the sources of workplace violence (e.g., partner violence, communal violence, industrial relations violence, public-initiated violence) forms of aggression in the workplace (e.g., emotional abuse, workplace bullying, cyber-aggression) and populations (e.g., occupations, youth) at special risk for workplace violence and aggression. Part III considers the experience of victims as well as individual (e.g., critical incident stress debriefing) and organizational (e.g., selection, training) interventions designed to prevent, or ameliorate the consequences of workplace violence. This is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the fields of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Health Psychology, Public Health, and Employee Assistance Programs. It is also an excellent textbook for graduate courses in Organizational Behavior, Occupational Health Psychology, and Organizational Psychology.Talk to the author! html

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"The Handbook of Workplace Violence brings together an impressive list of researchers and scholars with diverse areas of expertiserelated to workplace violence. This handbook provides aninvaluable reference for both basic and applied researchers, students, and policymakers."

Details ISBN0761930620 Short Title HANDBK OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE Language English ISBN-10 0761930620 ISBN-13 9780761930624 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2006 Edited by E . Kevin Kelloway Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780761930624 UK Release Date 2006-03-28 NZ Release Date 2006-03-28 US Release Date 2006-03-28 Author Joseph J. Hurrell Pages 704 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2006-03-28 DEWEY 658.473 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2006-03-27 We've got this

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