Introduction
In 2012, 4,383 people were killed in work place accidents.463 people died from homicide or 11% of the total number (Bureau of Labor Statistices, 2013). The government has various agencies, such as Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), The U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration and the Department of Justice in place to protect worker, to ensure the workplace is safe, however for reasons often unknown, we see people resort to violence to solve their problems. In 2014 we have seen a shooting in Seattle, Santa Barbara and Fort Hood.
Ivan Lopez was responsible for the shooting at Fort Hood, which left three dead and sixteen wounded. Reports came out immediately after the shooting that stated that Army Specialist Lopez was unhappy with the human resources department at the base, and their handling of a leave request to attend a funeral. This apparently culminated into an argument that ended when the shooting began. Reports also claim that Lopez was also allegedly picked on by others soldiers in his unit some of them out ranking him.
While mental health is likely to play another huge factor in what lead to the shooting, this does beg many question to be answered in regards to violence in the workplace. Do leaders in organizations do enough to stop workplace violence? What can leadership do to ensure that their work space is violence free?
Hypothesis
Do authoritarian or bully leaders or managers impact violence in the workplace. While many factors play pivotal rolls into why a worker could potentially snap, this paper looks to explore if authoritative manager are helping to prevent this violence, or are one of the potentially ma...
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offices utilizing special weapons and tactics to cope with the new level of violence and
My paper will outline policies and procedures a company can adopt to make the workplace a safer environment. There are a number of factors that needs to be considered when this type of violence occurs. So what is workplace violence?
Bullying has been the getting more and more attention in research for the past few years, because many individuals have been seriously hurt physically, damaged psychologically, and even killed literally due to bully-ism. Since bullying is brought about by an imbalance of power is it fair to say, bullying is a systematic tool of violence used to intimidate and maintain dominance (Coloroso, p.
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In the early 1980s aggression and violence in the workplace have been a source of a lot of public discussion. (Piquero pg.383) The issues have risen again recently and have mostly been present in management and business fields. Workplace aggression often includes “behavior by an individual or individuals within or outside organizations that is intended to physically or psychologically harms a worker or workers and occurs in a work related”. (Schat& Kelloway Pg. 191) A national survey Conducted by the National Centers for Victims of Crime shows several statistics regarding workplace homicide by type show that is the year of (see fig. 1), violent crimes against victims working or an duty( see fig. 2) and nonfatal workplace violence committed by strangers(see fig. 3
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An active shooter incident is a form of workplace violence that has increased at an alarming rate. From the year 2000 through 2013 there has been a 6.4% increase in annual shooting in commercial environments from 2000 to 2007 and an 11% increase in active shooter incidents from the years of 2008 through 2013 (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2014). There are many factors that contribute to active shooter incidents, including everyday home and work stresses, unemployment, substance addiction and major stresses (e.g. death of a loved one). It is now more important than ever that companies work together with employees when it comes to agreeing on proper preventative measures and procedures in the response to workplace violence. Homicides due to active shooter incidents are caused by emotional abuse, stalking, threats and more commonly termination of employment.
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A few workers at specific worksites, such as cashiers exchanging cash with the general public and working with unpredictable, unstable individuals, are at a higher risk of experiencing workplace violence. Working alone or in detached ranges might additionally help the potential for brutality. Giving administrations and mind, and working where liquor is served may likewise affect the probabilit...
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What is the Effect of Horizontal Violence on The Burn Out Rate of Registered Nurses?
Everyone has been bullied or encountered someone being bullied at some point of their life. Whether it would be physically or verbally both can be exceedingly traumatizing and can have a long-term psychological influence on children’s development. Majority people may define bullying in a more physical term; nevertheless that’s not always the case. The act of bullying can occur in several ways and in reality affect the individual in the same way. Bullying is generally defined as repeated, negative, and harmful actions focused at target throughout a course of time, exhibiting a sense of power difference between the bully and the victim (Olweus, 1993; Limber & Mihalic, 1999 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005). A survey was conducted in the United States estimating that over six million children, about 30% in grade six through ten have experienced frequent bullying in a school environment (Nansel, 2001 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005). Many people might debate that bullying is something that every child goes through and is simply a part of growing up, although there are several damaging consequences that happens to the child’s brain. Bullying causes the child to feel upset, isolated, frightened, anxious, and depressed. They feel like they reason they are being picked on is because there is something wrong with them and may even lose their confidence feel unsafe going to school (Frenette, 2013 as cited from Douglas J. Boyle, 2005) Anthropologically, sociologically, or psychologically, bullying can be analyzed through different perspectives and several questions can be asked based on the topic:
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