Preventing Workplace Violence From Infiltrating Business
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014
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- Title
- Preventing Workplace Violence From Infiltrating Business
- Author
- Porter, Markeith L
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- 1503239004
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- 9781503239005
Externally generated workplace violence (EGWV) is defined as a situation when a perpetrator with no legitimate relationship to a business threatens or assaults an intended victim while at work or on duty.
EGWV does not happen in a closed environment. Approximately 75 percent of victims face harassment from intimate partners while at work. Ninety-six percent of assaulted women who are employed experience problems at work because of abuse suffered at home. Victims of EGWV are less productive, are late and absent more frequently, and are more prone to job loss than their fellow employees. The perpetrator might follow or attack his or her partner as well as other people working in the organization. Abuse could occur between dating or married coworkers.
The findings of this qualitative case study exploring and identifying strategies to prevent EGWV from infiltrating organizations will lead to increased managerial awareness of EGWV in business, thereby enhancing workplace safety, reducing costs, and preventing liability issues.
Furthermore, educating managers and employees about EGWV can contribute to social change, as more and more people come to understand that the problem of domestic abuse is a concern for employers and the wider community.
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About the Author
Markeith L. Porter is a twenty-two-year veteran of the US Navy and a professor at California University of Management and Sciences with a distinguished career.
He holds an associate of science degree in electronics from Regents College in Albany, New York, a bachelor of science in information and technology, as well as an MBA from the University of Phoenix in San Diego, California.
Awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for strong leadership and management abilities, he has extensive military experience involving maintenance management, equipment maintenance, equipment operation, systems testing, curriculum development, and training.
Additional areas of expertise include project management, systems administration, supervision, database administration, troubleshooting, personnel development, team building, electrical safety, coaching, planning, quality assurance, resource management, budgeting, and technical writing.
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