How incivility spreads in the workplace

Contact(s): Russell Johnson, Andy Henion

Condescending comments, put-downs and sarcasm have become commonplace in the politically charged workplace, and a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar shows how this incivility may be spreading.

Reporting in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Russell Johnson and colleagues found that experiencing such rude behavior reduces employees’ self-control and leads them to act in a similar uncivil manner.

To read the full news article online see MSUToday: http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/how-incivility-spreads-in-the-workplace/