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Bullying doesn’t stop at the initial attack. Abuse can in fact result in a chronic condition that may paralyze the recipient. Anxiety emerges in the form of intrusive, unwanted, and obsessive thought, which eventually leads to compulsive behavior. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a cognitive prison: a dark tunnel of repetitive rumination that hammers the target’s psyche. Turn the page…
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Technology has provided a way to send information quickly, easily, and without the messiness of emotions inherent in actually speaking with another human (Goleman, 1995). Electronic mail was originally intended to distribute information to employees en masse, and to efficiently allocate organizational resources. It was never intended to be a substitute for respectful interaction, or a medium in which to discuss sensitive information. The immediacy of e-mail often times fails to consider the following: (whether) Turn the page…
Jackie Gilbert is a Professor of Management in the Middle Tennessee State University College of Business.
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