Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, a new book co-authored by Dr. Maureen Duffy of the International Institute for Human Understanding with Dr. Len Sperry, has just been published by Oxford University Press. This book shifts the conversation about bullying to that of mobbing and moves away from looking at so-called “bullies” as individual perpetrators acting out their aggressive impulses alone or in a small group to looking at the organizational context within which most bullying takes place. In their new book, Duffy and Sperry examine organizational ethics and accountability in instances of what they refer to as “mobbing” and consider the actions, or more frequently, inactions of organizations and how organizational behavior supports and fuels mobbing and bullying. Their book is chock-full of rich examples of mobbing and insightful analysis to go along with the examples. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of workplace or school bullying and mobbing.
As well as examining the organizational role in much bullying and mobbing, the authors also look at the devastating health impact of bullying and mobbing on victims and recommend strategies for healing for both individuals impacted by bullying and mobbing and for the organizations in which it takes place.
The URL for Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions at Amazon is: http://tinyurl.com/endmobbing
At the Amazon site, you can purchase the book, read the jacket descriptions, and see the editorial and customer reviews. Here’s to ending bullying and mobbing!
Maureen Duffy, Ph.D., is a practicing family therapist, consultant, educator, and author with over 25 years of experience. She provides consultation to organizations and individuals about workplace mobbing and bullying, conflict resolution, and individual and family recovery from mobbing. Maureen has published over 40 book chapters and journal articles and has presented her work nationally and internationally. She is on the Editorial Boards of The Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, The Journal of Systemic Therapies, and The Family Journal and is an editor of The Qualitative Report. Maureen has won awards for outstanding achievement in education.
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