Camouflaged Aggression in Organizations: A Bimodal Theory

Front cover
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Introduction
1 Three Faces of Aggression
	Definition of Aggression
	Types of Aggression
	Two Modes of Aggression
	The Two Modes Are Qualitatively Different
	The Two Modes Balance and Contain Each Other
	Modal Shift as an Aggression-Reducing Technique
	The Implications of the Model for Organizations
	A Quantum Hypothesis
	Displacement in Camouflaged Aggression
	Multidirectional Aggression
	Resonance of Aggression
	Warehousing of Aggression
2 A Paradox of Modern Society
	Bureaucracy
	Bureaupathology
	Modifications in Bureaucratic Structuring
	Organizational Development and Camouflaged Aggression
	Organizational Complexity
	Interdependence of High-Tech Systems
	Antisocial Aggression in Organizations
	The Strategy of Camouflage
	The Organizational Person as a Camouflaged Animal
	A Paradox of Modern Life
	Phylogenetic Regression
	Ethical Regression
	The Convergence on Injustice as a Form of Ethical Decline
	Incivility as Ethical Decline
	Machiavellian Management and Ethical Decline
3 Patterns of Camouflaged Aggression
	1. Indecision
	2. Rigidity
	3. Time Manipulation
	4. Waiting as a Status Degradation Ceremony
	5. Information Manipulation
	6. Control by Overwork
	7. Withdrawal
	8. Inaccessibility
	9. Non-interference
	10. Entrapment
	11. Random Kindness
	12. Subordination via Sexualization
	13. Undermining the Sense of Security
	14. Ego Bashing
	15. The Bureaucratic Vendetta
	The Hydraulic Principle
	The Hydraulics of Human Aggression
	The Hydraulics of Camouflaged Aggression
	Regressive Aggression
	Self-Destructiveness in Organizations
4 Camouflaged Aggression and Personality
	Camouflaged Aggression and Personality Disorders
	Personality Disorders
	Camouflaged Aggression in “Normal” Personality Profiles
	Personality Disorders and Voluntary Organizations
	Personality Disorders and Political Organizations
	Can Camouflaged Aggression Become Addictive?
	The Impact of Camouflaged Aggression on Health
	The Porcupine Entanglement
	Diagnosing Personality Disorders by Means of a Balance Sheet
5 Sociocultural Factors in Camouflaged Aggression
	Alienation
	Anomie
	Learning and Cultural Transmission
	Narcissistic Values
	Cross-Cultural Values and Importation
	Anti-Confrontation Values
6 Prevention and Control of Camouflaged Aggression
	Balancing the Two Modes
	Balancing the Two Modes at the Conceptual Level
	Confrontation IS the Ideal Strategy
	Balancing the Two Modes at the Practical Level
	Intervention Focusing on Abnormal Personality Functioning
	Other Intervention Strategies
	Combat Philosophy
Epilogue
	Complex Systems
	Camouflaged Aggression as a Complex System
	Entropy
	Explosive Violence
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
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