The Importance of Making Good Hiring Decisions

1/6/2016
Mark McGraw

There’s been a lot of research dedicated to studying the havoc wreaked by jerks at work.

Some of these studies focus on the noxious influence that abusive, bullying bosses have on their teams, and what employees can do to cope with an out-of-control supervisor.

Some find that being a bit boorish can actually work to one’s advantage in certain situations, and share advice for recognizing when the circumstances call for flipping the jerk switch.

Some even provide tips on how to self-correct if you are the work jerk, or are in danger of becoming one.

A new working paper from Harvard Business School, however, is taking a more pragmatic look at the workplace jerk, attempting to put a price—in actual dollars and cents—on what employees who are destructive in one way or another can cost an organization.

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