Few psychological forces in organizational life have an impact that compares to those caused by the human inclination to become part of an elite US, and to elevate that group’s status (as well as one’s own) by diminishing THEM. Power, bestowed on bosses by their employing organizations, appears to be too great a temptation. It seduces bosses into using incivility as a means of venting their natural human impulse to engage in me and weboosting.
The consequences for organizations are tragic. Every time that bosses grant themselves special rewards, show that they are free to do unto subordinates what subordinates are not free to do unto them, and stifle employees’ voices by autocratically exercising their power, they send the workforce messages that erode affiliation and increase alienation.
Source: Ivey Business Journal
Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personality / Behavior
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