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A Cold Pot Does Not Boil: A Case Study Of The Virginia Beach City Municipal Center Shooting To Understand Disgruntled Employee Violence
Title
A Cold Pot Does Not Boil: A Case Study Of The Virginia Beach City Municipal Center Shooting To Understand Disgruntled Employee Violence
Author
Bynum, Karly
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Organizational sociology
Description
The phenomenon of the violent disgruntled employee is a symptom of increasing mass violence in the U.S. Previous literature on mass violence in the workplace is mostly based on the individual psychologization of attackers. This case study is a rea...
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES
Title
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES
Author
Foreman, Brian
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Organizational sociology
Description
ABSTRACTBRIAN KEITH FOREMAN. An investigation of the success of organizations involved in community engagement initiatives. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID M. DUNAWAY)Organizations seeking to invest human and financial resources in community-bui...
Abusive Supervision and Subordinate Characteristics: A Relative Importance Analysis
Title
Abusive Supervision and Subordinate Characteristics: A Relative Importance Analysis
Author
Durham, Brooks
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Management, Organizational sociology
Description
Abusive supervision is defined as the sustained display of hostile verbal and nonverbal behaviors, excluding physical contact by a supervisor or leader. Abusive supervision is pervasive in the workplace and has many pernicious consequences, rangin...
Ambient Discrimination and Observer Task Performance
Title
Ambient Discrimination and Observer Task Performance
Author
Harrington, Nicole
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Social psychology, Organizational sociology
Description
Research shows that being a target of workplace incivility is related to negative outcomes for both the individual and the organization. According to the theory of selective incivility, stigmatized groups such as women or people of color experienc...
Queering Entrepreneurship: An ethnographic study of a women-led tech startup in Berlin
Title
Queering Entrepreneurship: An ethnographic study of a women-led tech startup in Berlin
Author
Wilson, Miguel
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Organizational sociology, Women's studies
Description
With the rise of more women-led firms in the tech industry, the question of how these organizations either differentiate or align themselves with their male-dominanted competitors is of growing interest. I examine whether a women-led tech startup ...
The Value of Team Culture: What Keeps Employees Committed in a Remote Working World?
Title
The Value of Team Culture: What Keeps Employees Committed in a Remote Working World?
Author
Herlihy, Darcy
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Organizational sociology
Description
Prior research shows the value of cultural strength in an organization and how that canfoster job satisfaction, leading to a greater likelihood of retention and employee commitment. Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and the sudden shift to r...