Managing Toxic Emotions at Work: HR ’s Unique Role as the “Organizational Shock Absorber”

Abstract

Presents a series of common reasons companies fail. Examples of high-profile bankruptcies including Enron Corp., WorldCom, Global Crossing, Kmart, Arthur Andersen, and Xerox; Details on managerial errors that often result in business failures; Problems with denial of economic conditions; How some employees were made to fear delivering bad news to executives; Others.