Violence and Abuse In and Around Organisations

Ronald J. Burke is Emeritus Professor of Organizational Studies, Schulich School of Business, York University in Toronto. His research interests include work and health, women in management and on corporate boards of directors, and creating psychologically healthy workplaces. His work has appeared in several edited collections, numerous academic journals, and at a number of international academic conferences.Sir Cary L. Cooper CBE is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at ALLIANCE Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, President of the CIPD, President of the British Academy of Management and President of the relationship charity RELATE. He is the author/editor of over 150 books, 350 scholarly articles on organizational psychology and HR topics.

• Chapter I Violence and abuse in the workplace: an increasing challenge, Ronald J Burke, Section I: Introduction, , Chapter 1.1 Violence and Psychosocial Safety Climate; quantitative and qualitative evidence in the healthcare industry, S S McLinton, A Zadow, A M Neall, M R Tuckey, & M F Dollard , Chapter 1.2 Suicide Prevalence and Suicide Prevention in the Workplace, Allison Milner and Anthony D LaMontagne, , Chapter 1.3 Aggression-Preventive Supervisor Behaviors Targeting Aggression from Patients: scale development and validation , Lee Cyr, Liu-Qin Yang and Nanette Yragui, Section II: Violence types, , Chapter 2.1 The Impact of Terrorism on the Workplace, Benjamin Bader & Birte Manke, , Chapter 2.2 Addressing the Workplace Effects of Intimate Partner Violence, Deborah A Widiss, Chapter 2.3 Reducing Violence By and Against the Police, Kimberly D Hassell, Section III: Interpersonal, , Chapter 3.1 Modern Moms: Dissecting the experiences of older pregnant employees , David F Arena, Jacquelyn S Brady & Kristen P Jones, Chapter 3.2 Understanding Bias in the Workplace and Strategies to Combat It, Enrica N Ruggs, Nicole T Harrington, Derek Brown, Lauren S Park, Christopher K Marshburn, and Larry R Martinez, Chapter 3.3 Appraisal and Coping with Sexual Harassment: existing and needed research, Vicki Magley, Taylor Barr, Ragan Decker, & Courtney Pfeifer, Chapter 3.4 The sources, prevalence, and consequences of bullying in the workplace, Mats Glambek, Ståle Einarsen & Helge Hoel, Chapter 3.5 When leaders are toxic: the prevalence and nature of destructive forms of leadership behaviour, Ståle Valvatne Einarsen, Merethe Schanke Aasland & Anders Binzer Skogstad, Section IV: Exploitative, , Chapter 4.1 Slavery and its Links to Organizations, Kam Phung, Chapter 4.2 Precarious Employment, Health, and Quality of Life: context, analysis, and impacts, Joan Benach, Mireia Julià, Mireia Bolíbar, Marcelo Amable & Alejandra Vives, Section V Accidents/health and safety, , Chapter 5.1 Causes of Workplace Accidents: a social-psychological perspective, Sharon Clarke , Chapter 5.2 A Missing Piece in Predicting Workplace Safety Outcomes: workplace mistreatment , Lixin Jiang & Tahira M Probst, Chapter 5.3 Workplace Health Promotion: ethical tight rope, David M DeJoy, Mari-Amanda Dyal & Todd D Smith, Section VI Interventions, , Chapter 6.1 Implementation of Interventions on Psychosocial Constraints: factors influencing managers’ practices, Caroline Biron & Stéphanie Boulay-Leclerc , , Chapter 6.2 Improving Workplace Health & Safety: a glimpse at modern organizational practices, Sybil Geldart, Chapter 6.3 The Systematic Development of Workplace Violence Interventions: using the Intervention Mapping protocol, Robert R A van Doorn, Karlijn Massar & Gerjo Kok, Chapter 6.4 Taking Action on Strained Social Relationships: Approaches to Addressing Incivility , Michael P Leiter & Katharina J E Hilger, Chapter 6.5 Harnessing the Power of Positive Social Capital at Work to Combat Workplace Aggression, Emily A Read & Ally Read

"Professors Burke and Cooper have pulled together a stellar group of researchers to expand our knowledge of violence and abuse in organizations. The international collection addresses one of the most important topics in contemporary society, and will serve to elevate dialogue and scientific investigation into prevention and intervention. Kudos to Ron and Cary for shining a light on such challenging and pressing issues for leaders and organizations. We must KNOW more about violence and abuse in organizations, and then DO more." - Debra L. Nelson, Ph.D, CEO, NelsonQuick Group