ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

Advances in Psychological Science ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (10): 1814-1823.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1042.2013.01814

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Social Undermining in the Workplace: A Integrated Research Framework

XIA Fubin;LU Ping   

  1. (1 School of Economy and Management, School of Education, Heilongjiang University, Haerbin 15080, China) (2 School of Business Administration, Dongbei University of Finance and Economy, Dalian 116025, China)
  • Received:2012-12-05 Online:2013-10-15 Published:2013-10-15
  • Contact: XIA Fubin

Abstract: Social undermining refers to behavior intended to hinder, over time, the ability to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships, work-related success, and favorable reputation. Past inquiries have focused on social undermining’s antecedents, consequences, and factors that mediate and moderate these relationships. The authors review recent progress within social undermining research and develop a new integrated research framework of social undermining. This framework highlights the multiple effects of social undermining and the roles of social contexts and organizational factors on social undermining. An agenda is provided for future studies on the multiple effects of social undermining and the social contexts and organizational factors on social undermining.

Key words: social undermining, aggressive behavior, interpersonal interaction