"The idea of leadership failure and derailment has been brushed under the carpet for far too long and only now are the statistics on the sheer numbers who fail coming out. Backstabbers and Bullies provides the latest psychiatric and clinical perspectives on dark side behaviour, including

This paper offers a personal and perhaps "side-ways" view on the past and future of two closely related semi-disciplines: work psychology and organisational behaviour. The paper first addresses the terminological confusion in the area and discusses 10 terms often used inter-changably. It then...

A good send-off -- A victim of downsizing -- A work prenup -- Acting the part -- Action and reaction -- Alumni activities -- Assessing management potential -- Boss intolerance -- Capacity and performance -- Change -- Computer pains -- Cupid among the cubicles -- Don't feed the trolls -- Double...

"A collection of engaging and thought-provoking essays looking at the world of business and management during a recession. Furnham takes a sideways look at some business issues that are often brushed under the carpet and examines recent academic contributions to business literature in an amusing...