Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions 1st Edition

Very informative and research based!

I was a senior manager who was forced out my job after 32.5 years. I am self represented.The book really did not cover my circumstances but the Diagram on losses to an individual was useful and the reason I bought the book

Great book, topic, and coverage. Legislation should be at the Federal level it is so important. Never been disappointed by Oxford University Press.

Please allow that I add that much of the content within is really solid and useful for persons who have experienced Workplace bullying or Mobbing. Its a good book but the position at the end I dont buy. So if you want to try th e book do so. I am one who has experienced this mobbing and it is a legal issue - not mental health matter.Solutions? Who paid this author to come up with the doozy that workplace Mobbing is a Mental Health issue?Clearly someone paid her to obfuscate the real issue - Mobbing like bullying, discrimination targeting and harassment be it sexual or not - is not a mental health issue -These folks know precisely what they are doing and why. This is a legal issue and all these mobsters - Presidents, CEO's VPs Deans supervisors and willing workers or faculty must go to jail for violations of Federal and no doubt State Labor Laws. Mental Health sure later when the perpetrators are behind bars where they belong - but until Mobbing is exposed fully for what it is -- Unlawful and illegal -- the lawyers will never come to our support!!! Do you see how disingenuous this bogus Mental health position is??? SOrry Ms Duffy but your position is a lie!!

This fascinating but disturbing story of mobbing is like bullying with a key difference; it occurs within the auspices of the organizational structure. The authors, Drs. Duffy and Sperry, reveal exactly how the organization becomes implicit in the "mobbing" of one of its members. It begins as an organizational issue between one or more individuals with one of the individuals ending up as the target/victim. The mobber gains steam and recruits others in the organization to wage an insidious attack against an individual. Its trajectory becomes like a snowball that gains speed and size as it races downhill. The individual being mobbed becomes aware of the attack and suffers within the organizational infrastructure. To make matters worse, the person being mobbed is often highly intelligent, creative, skilled and makes an excellent contribution to the organization.This alarming but common social process wreaks havoc on the individual's role in the organization. Their organizational identity, personal health, work, family, and relationships are negatively impacted. Drs. Duffy and Sperry give vivid examples of organizations where mobbing occurs at an all too frequent rate: hospitals, schools, colleges, businesses, condo associations, etc.Readers of this book who have worked in organizations will recognize the process of mobbing and appreciate that the mobbing of a target member could never have been successful without the organization's support. After reading this book I reflected on situations that I now know were mobbings with devastating consequences for the victims. In one, an athletic coach became the target of other coaches and staff members to the detriment of his job. He left his coaching position and moved to another state. In another situation, a family was ostracized by some members of the community in which they lived. Their child and other children were physically injured in a traditional hazing ritual. The family chose to reveal what happened to their child and to the other children and the community became divided over the fall out. Although, the family had strong ties to their community they eventually moved.Bullying is a well known social process that inflicts deep pain on those bullied. It has made national headlines and schools have implemented strategic anti-bullying programs. Mobbing is equally if not more painful for those hurt by it. The really hopeful part of Drs. Duffy and Sperry's book is that since organizations are involved in propelling mobbings, with increased awareness organizations can take the lead in stopping them.

Modern day witch hunt. So health harming and should be made criminal. The scariest part is this is done by adults who are supposedly of emotional maturity. A sad and unnerving look at the character of the perpetrators-spineless jellyfish-puppets who are used for another's gain. The sad part is they eagerly do the dirty work for their own gain. This topic seems unreal but it's not. It needs spotlight attention so it's common knowledge. Won't change unless people are made accountable and laws hit them where it hurts. Otherwise if they can do it-they will.

This is a well researched and useful text book on all aspects of mobbing, mainly at the workplace.People who have been targets of mobbing at work can reach some understanding of what has happened to them and hopefully avoid a repetition in their next job. Organisation leaders and HR would do well to inform themselves of their responsibilities when this happens and, who knows, there may even be someone out there who cares.

An insightful perspective on an underreported and misunderstood mental health issue. The authors clearly separate mobbing from bullying, using sound research and case histories that do not trivialize the seriousness of this workplace/school issue.