Re: <nettime> Backstabbing can make you feel 'dirty'

[John Hopkins <jhopkins@neoscenes.net>]

On 23/Sep/14 02:44, nettime's avid reader wrote:

> Backstabbing can make some feel 'dirty,' says new study
> 				
> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/uotr-ncm091014.php
> 				
> Toronto â If schmoozing for work leaves you with a certain "ick" factor,
> that's not just awkwardness you're feeling.
>
> Professional backstabbing can create feelings of moral impurity and
> physical dirtiness, shows a new study.

...snip...

> Significantly, people who had more power in the office were less likely
> to report feeling dirty when it came to backstabbing, and engaged in it
> more often. That effect can make it harder to penetrate existing power
> structures, because it means those already in power are more comfortable
> with backstabbing and continue to reinforce and advance their positions.
> By contrast, those with less power feel more tainted by backstabbing --
> even though they need it the most âand may have a harder time advancing
> themselves or improving their job performance.
>
> Those negative feelings can be overcome when people start to see
> backstabbing as being about more than just themselves, such as an
> opportunity to develop the backstabber's knowledge of their industry, with
> the benefit being passed on to whomever they work with, points out Prof.
> Casciaro.

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