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Gill Martin

Violence at work : Causes, patterns and prevention - London William Publishing 2002 - 220p xv

Contents
Introduction;
1 Defining Violence at Work (Vaughan Bowie);
2 Occupational violence in industrialised;
countries: types, incidence patterns, and 'at risk' groups of workers (Claire Mayhew);
3 Causal factors of violence in the workplace: a human resource professional's perspective (A. Giles Arway);
4 Developing a framework for understanding patterns of abuse and violence against businesses (Matt Hopkins);
5 The process of employee violence: the building of a workplace explosion (James F. Kenny);
6 Workplace violence in the United States: are there gender differences?;
7 Prevention of violence affecting workers: a systems perspective (Mark Braverman);
8 Standards for violence management training (Brodie Paterson and David Leadbetter);
9 Why workplace bullying and violence are different: protecting employees from both (Oonagh Barron);
10 Dealing with violence in the workplace: the experience of Canadian unions (Anthony Pizzino);
11 The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP): ten-year analysis of empirical findings (Raymond B. Flannery);
12 Violence at work: supporting the employee (Noreen Tehrani);
Concluding thoughts;
Index.

ISBN: 9781903240625

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Violence - Working Place - Factory2. Occupational Violence - Industrial Countries3. Prevention - Violence - Workplace - Perspectives 4. Working Environment - Industrial Countries

Dewey Class. No.: 658.409500 / GIL