Posts Tagged ‘Premilla D’Cruz’
Hard times for workers: Hollywood says time to laugh
Friday, August 27th, 2010
NBC’s new fall show “Outsourced” and New Line Cinema’s 2011 movie “Horrible Bosses” speak volumes about our attitudes toward job loss and abusive workplaces. Both projects promote dilbert-like fun while simultaneously mocking employees. It’s all a distraction to prevent our focus on employers making horrific decisions — dumping working Americans on the street while chasing cheap labor elsewhere or propping up horrific bullies instead of purging them. Are they laughing at us or with us?
Tags: call centers, horrible bosses, India, ITES-BPO, layoffs, NBC, New Line, outsourced, Premilla D'Cruz
Posted in Media, Social Justice | 2 Comments »
New research shows HR’s negative role in workplace bullying
Friday, August 13th, 2010
A study published in May 2010 by Premilla D’Cruz and Ernesto Noronha conducted in Mumbai and Bangalore, India telephone call centers (working for US, UK and Australian companies) reveals the experiences of bullied targets worldwide. Bottom line: HR worsens the situation for targets. Read the summary below, then read the article itself.
Tags: Hard HRM, HRM, IAWBH, Premilla D'Cruz, Qualitative Report, Soft HRM, workplace bullying
Posted in Employer Action/Inaction, Science | 11 Comments »
IAWBH Board
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
On June 3, at the 7th International Conference on Workplace Bullying in Cardiff, Wales, the International Association on Workplace Bullying & Harassment introduced three new members to its governing Board. The IAWBH, a primarily academic organization, represents the “international workplace bullying movement.” Meet the Board.
Tags: Adrienne Hubert, Annie Hogh, Charlotte Rayner, Gary Namie, Helge Hoel, IAWBH, Nils Mageroy, Premilla D'Cruz
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