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Organizational life and culture: too civil for community?

Organizational life and culture: too civil for community? Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to expose some underlying implications of the term “civility” as a developmental issue for preferred behavior in organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The terms “civility” and “community” are contrasted with the intent of determining what behaviors we really want at work. Findings – Civility invokes rules and behavioral codes that might preclude community. Practical implications – “Civility” and “community” require distinct sets of interaction behavior and understanding. Social implications – Reflection on what we really want in our interaction with others at work should drive organizational policies regarding preferred organizational behavior. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Development and Learning in Organizations Emerald Publishing

Organizational life and culture: too civil for community?

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1477-7282
DOI
10.1108/14777281011010451
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to expose some underlying implications of the term “civility” as a developmental issue for preferred behavior in organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The terms “civility” and “community” are contrasted with the intent of determining what behaviors we really want at work. Findings – Civility invokes rules and behavioral codes that might preclude community. Practical implications – “Civility” and “community” require distinct sets of interaction behavior and understanding. Social implications – Reflection on what we really want in our interaction with others at work should drive organizational policies regarding preferred organizational behavior. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

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Development and Learning in Organizations – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jan 5, 2010

Keywords: Community; Discipline; Organizational behaviour

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