(Studies in Management, Organizations and Society)
by H. Cenk Sözen (Editor), H. Nejat Basım (Editor)
The Dark Side of Organizational Behavior
aims to gather all the micro- and meso-level topics about the dark side
of organizations that may guide management practitioners, researchers,
and students.
The history before the modern human
civilization is full of multiple types of conflicts, wars, struggles and
violence. Modernization project has constructed a desired reality of
human being and has somehow concealed the dark side of human
interactions. Through this outlook, this book explores the realities of
the dark side of organizations and how these realities may have the
potential to change previous assumptions about business life. The field
of organizational behavior is dominated by the positive aspects of the
business life, but conflict, war, struggle, and violence have always
been a part of history. It is not possible to isolate organizational
participants from negative emotions like hostility, dislike, hate,
jealousy, rage and revenge. A manager may devote most of their time to
cope with conflicts, deviant behaviors, ambitious individuals, gossips
and dysfunctional rivalry among employees. It is evident that negative
events and interactions among employees cost more time and energy for a
manager than the positive side of organizational life. Therefore,
exploring the realities of the dark side of organizations may have the
potential to change previous assumptions about business life.
This
book will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and
advanced students in the fields of organizational studies and behavior,
human resource management, employment relations, and organizational
psychology.
