Aggression And Violence In The Workplace

A Serious Challenge for Corporate America

Thomas Cox's article "Aggression and Violence in the Workplace: A Serious Challenge for Corporate America," was featured in the June issue of the Atlanta Tribune.

Whether corporate America is willing to come to grips with this fact or not, workplace violence is relatively common in the modern workplace. Surveys show that up to twenty-seven percent of U.S. workers report experiencing abusive conduct at work. Twenty-one percent experience having witnessed this type of aggressive behavior or violence in the workplace.

Workplace violence is generally defined as any form of aggression intended to harm, harass, or abuse others. The intended harm may not always be physical. Workplace violence may include non-physical abuse with an intent to cause psychological or emotional harm.