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Workplace Adversity

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Synonyms

Adverse working conditions; Adversity at work; Averse work conditions; Aversive workplaces ; Managing workplace adversity; Psychosocial adversity; Psychosocial workplace adversity; Social adversity

Definition

Any negative phenomenon or event experienced at work, or related to work, that makes it difficult for workers to perform and retain their jobs and to feel comfortable, satisfied, and happy in their place of work

Introduction

Workplace adversity, adversity at work, adverse workplace conditions, adverse psychosocial working conditions, or aversive workplace conditions are all terms used, often interchangeably, to represent the large, and growing, number of industrial and organizational challenges continuing to face workers around the world: from being exposed to bullying, violence, and corruption, to expectations of longer working hours, to widespread structural changes to the timing and way people work and the increasing use of part-time workers and casual workers, through...

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  1. School of Business, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, 2751, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Margaret H. Vickers

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Vickers, M.H. (2016). Workplace Adversity. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2367-1

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