Workplace aggressionWorkplace aggression is a specific type of aggression which occurs in the workplace. Workplace aggression is any type of hostile behavior that occurs in the workplace. It can range from verbal insults and threats to physical violence, and it can occur between coworkers, supervisors, and subordinates. Common examples of workplace aggression include gossiping, bullying, intimidation, sabotage, sexual harassment, and physical violence.
Toxic workplace"Toxic workplace" is a colloquial metaphor used to describe a place of work, usually an office environment, that is marked by significant personal conflicts between those who work there. A toxic work environment has a negative impact on an organization's productivity and viability. This type of environment can be detrimental to both the effectiveness of the workplace and the well-being of its employees.
Virtual workplaceA virtual workplace is a digitally connected work environment that allows employees and organizations to operate and collaborate remotely through digital communication and platforms. It integrates people, hardware, and software systems to enable productivity beyond physical office boundaries.
Sexual harassmentUnwanted sexual attention or advancesActed depiction of a man making an unwelcome sexual advance on a woman by putting his hand on her thighSexual harassment primarily refers to harassment involving unwanted sexual behavior, though it may occasionally refer to harassment with a sexist targeting pattern. Although some types of sexual harassment seem to be motivated by sexual desire, they are more often committed to hurt women or punish people for violating gender norms.
EmploymentEmployment is a relationship between two partiesregulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other entity, pays the other, the employee, in return for carrying out assigned work.
OfficeAn office is a space where the members of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it (see officer or official); the latter is an earlier usage, as "office" originally referred to the location of one's duty. In its adjective form, the term "office" may refer to business-related tasks.
Remote workEmployees working from any locationPercentage of workforce that was home-based in 2019Most respondents to the same climate survey in 2021–2022 believe that most of us will be working from home in 20 years to help save the planet.The United States Marine Corps began allowing remote work in 2010.Remote work is the practice of working at or from one's home or another space rather than from an office or workplace.The practice of working at home has been documented for centuries, but remote work for large employers began on a small scale in the 1970s when technology was developed that could link satellite offices to downtown mainframes through dumb terminals using telephone lines as a network bridge.
Small office/home officeSmall office/home office (or single office/home office; sometimes shortened to SOHO) refers to the category of business or cottage industry that involves from one to ten workers. In New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) defines a small office as 6–19 employees and a micro office as 1–5.
Industrial societyIn sociology, an industrial society is a society driven by the use of technology and machinery to enable mass production, supporting a large population with a high capacity for division of labour. Such a structure developed in the Western world in the period of time following the Industrial Revolution, and replaced the agrarian societies of the pre-modern, pre-industrial age. Industrial societies are generally mass societies, and may be succeeded by an information society.
Work (human activity)Work or labor (labour in British English) refers to the intentional activities individuals engage in to meet their own needs and potentially wants, as well as those of others or organizations. In economics, work is understood as human labor that, alongside other factors of production, contributes to the creation of goods and services within an economy. Work or labor is a service in standard economic theory.
FactoryA factory, manufacturing plant or production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture items or operate machines which process each item into another. They are a critical part of modern economic production, with the majority of the world's goods being created or processed within factories.
Kiss up, kick downKiss up, kick down is a neologism used to describe the situation where middle-level employees in an organization are polite and flattering to superiors but abusive to subordinates. The term is believed to have originated in the US, with the first documented use having occurred in 1993. The concept can be applied to any social interaction where one person believes they have power over another person and believes that another person has power over them.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.