Less spectacular but probably more common than workplace violence is a group of behaviors that some call desk rage, others call resistance to wage slavery, and the editors here call counterproductive. American academics, presumably of psychology, engage a variety of perspectives and vocabularies to explore possible causes, consequences, or solutions. Some focus on actors, and other on targets. Among their topics are the normative nature of employee deviance and the impact of moral identity, and emotional abuse in the workplace. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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