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Book SynopsisIn Camouflaged Aggression in Organizations, Alexander Abdennur unveils his theory of two modes of aggression in organizations: confrontational and camouflaged. Focusing on camouflaged aggression, he describes patterns of behaviour and shows how these intersect with personality and sociocultural factors. He defines the effects of non-confrontational aggression in terms of organizational and mental health. In discussing prevention and control of this harmful behaviour, Abdennur recommends a cognitive approach to manage workplace hostility in businesses, the public sector, and not-for-profit organizations. Professionals, professors, and students of psychology, organizational behaviour, and criminology will find this a necessary and insightful resource.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 | Three Faces of Aggression Confrontational Aggression, Passive-Aggression, and Camouflaged Aggression Definition of Aggression Types of Aggression Two Modes of Aggression The Two Modes Are Qualitatively Different The Two Modes Balance and Contain Each Other Modal Shift as an Aggression-Reducing Technique The Implications of the Model for Organizations A Quantum Hypothesis Displacement in Camouflaged Aggression Multi-Directional Aggression Resonance of Aggression Warehousing of Aggression 2 | The Paradox of Modern Society Bureaucracy Bureaupathology Modifications in Bureaucratic Structuring Organizational Development and Camouflaged Aggression Organizational Complexity Interdependence of High-Tech Systems Antisocial Aggression in Organizations The Strategy of Camouflage The Organizational Person as a Camouflaged Animal A Paradox of Modern Life Phylogenetic Regression Ethical Regression The Convergence on Injustice as a Form of Ethical Decline Incivility as Ethical Decline Machiavellian Management as Ethical Decline 3 | Patterns of Camouflaged Aggression Indecision Rigidity Time Manipulation Waiting as a Status Degradation Ceremony Information Manipulation Control by Overwork Withdrawal Inaccessibility Non-interference Entrapment Random Kindness Subordination via Sexualization Undermining the Sense of Security Ego Bashing The Bureaucratic Vendetta The Hydraulic Principle The Hydraulics of Human Aggression The Hydraulics of Camouflaged Aggression Regressive Aggression Self-Destructiveness in Organizations 4 | Camouflaged Aggression and Personality Camouflaged Aggression and Personality Disorders Personality Disorders Camouflaged Aggression in “Normal” Personality Profiles Personality Disorders and Voluntary Organizations Personality Disorders and Political Organizations Can Camouflaged Aggression Become Addictive? The Impact of Camouflaged Aggression on Health The Porcupine Entanglement Diagnosing Personality Disorders by Means of a Balance Sheet 5 | Sociocultural Factors in Camouflaged Aggression Alienation Anomie Learning and Cultural Transmission Narcissistic Values Cross-Cultural Values and Importation Anti-Confrontation Values 6 | Prevention and Control of Camouflaged Aggression Balancing the Two Modes Balancing the Two Modes at the Conceptual Level Confrontation IS the Ideal Strategy Balancing the Two Modes at the Practical Level Intervention Focusing on Abnormal Personality Functioning Other Intervention Strategies Combat Philosophy Epilogue Complexity, Camouflage, Entropy, and Explosive Violence Complex Systems Camouflaged Aggression as a Complex System Entropy Explosive Violence Glossary References Index
