Have you ever been upset with your boss? Perhaps he or she overlooked an accomplishment or didn’t give you a raise that you thought you deserved. According to a study by labor relations expert David I. Levine, retaliating against one’s boss is more acceptable to employees if the retaliation is an act of omission or inaction, rather than active efforts to harm an unfair boss.
[This article has been reproduced with permission from Haas Research, published by the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business]
Interesting and glad to know US universities embark on such research programs and have funding as well! In an Indian context, tyrant bosses or the bully type one who favor nepotism and sabotage, are dealt with equally. Nowadays, employees view a company/boss in the following way: 1) Employee Fairness Value: Unlike the shareholder value that is purely oriented towards appreciation of capital, EFV is oriented towards checking how an organization/immediate bosses behave - ethically and emotionally. If EFV is on a decline, employees do take revenge in multiple formats: sabotage, leaking secrets, badmouthing about culture, discouraging potential new employees from joining or even encouraging their team members to quit. 2)Loyalty is now two ways.. performance appraisal is again 2 ways. If the organization or boss behaves unfairly, wait for the right time and have their revenge!Unbridled loyalty is a trait of the majestic dog species; humans - sell loyalty to the highest bidder - bid not in terms of money alone but overall treatment!
on Apr 6, 2011