Asymmetric intergroup bullying: the enactment and maintenance of societal inequality at work

What does inequality mean for dysfunctional organizational behaviours, such as workplace bullying? This article argues that workplace bullying can be understood as a manifestation of intergroup dynamics originating beyond the organization. We introduce the construct of asymmetric intergroup bullying: the disproportionate mistreatment of members of low status groups, with the intended effect of enhancing the subordination of that group in society at large. Analysis of data from 38 interviews with public and private sector workers in Turkey depicts a pattern of asymmetric intergroup bullying, undertaken to achieve organizational and broader sociopolitical goals. Respondents reported bullying acts used to get rid of unwanted personnel, with the goal of avoiding severance pay, or of removing supporters of the former government from positions of political and economic influence. Bullying was also described as working towards the dominance of the sociocultural worldview of one political group over another. We discuss asymmetric intergroup bullying as one mechanism through which acute intergroup hierarchy in the broader society corrupts management practice and employee interactions, in turn exacerbating economic inequality along group lines

Elucidation of effect of spinopelvic parameters in degenerative disc disease

© 2022 Elsevier Masson SASIntroduction: This study aims to find out if there is any relationship between disc pathology and spinopelvic morphology, respectively. Methods: A total of 152 patients who complained about low back pain were assessed retrospectively. Patients were divided into three groups based on the presence of disc pathology: non-degenerative (ND) (n = 34), degenerative disc disease (DDD) (n = 80), and lumbar disc herniation (LDH) (n = 38). Spinopelvic parameters were measured on the lateral standing radiographs using Surgimap® Software. The degree of degeneration of each disc was evaluated using T2-weighted images according to the Pfirmann classification. Correlation analyses were performed. Results: No significant difference was observed between the three groups in terms of sagittal spinal and pelvic parameters. Age and BMI were positively correlated with DDD and LDH. PI and proximal lombar lordosis (PLL) were the only effective variables in predicting DDD. PT and distal lumbar lordosis (DLL) were found to be effective variables in predicting LDH. PI and PT values in patients with L1, L2, and L3 DDD were statistically significantly higher than those without degeneration (P 0.05), DLL values in L4 and L5 DDD patients were significantly lower than those without degeneration (P = 0.041; P = 0.046; P < 0.05). Conclusions: The sagittal morphology of the spine directly influences the extent of lumbar disc degeneration. As the values of PI and PT increase, disc degeneration tends to occur at higher levels (L1-2-3). Disc degeneration at lower levels (L4-5) was associated with low DLL levels. Level of evidence: Level III, retrospective study

Responding to ethnicity: a cross national evaluation of social work responses in child protection cases

The aim of this article is to present the findings on how social workers in the respective countries respond to the information in a vignette. More specifically, we follow respondents&amp;rsquo; first reactions to the vignette information throughout the threestage development of the case and go on to compare respondents&amp;rsquo; assessment of families with ethnic-minority status and majority-population families, respectively

THE FREE-RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLAMIDE INITIATED WITH CERIC SULFATE IN THE PRESENCE OF AMINO-ACIDS

Polymerization of acrylamide initiated with ceric(IV) ion in the presence of methionine, phenylalanine, serine and aspartic acid was investigated in sulfuric acid solution. Maximum yield was obtained at 70-degrees-C and sulfuric acid concentration of 0.16 mol/l. Both conductometric titration and FT-IR results showed that the resulting polymers contained carboxy end groups. According to these findings and previous studies in this field, a suitable polymerization mechanism was proposed

Functional changes of vascular responses in familial hemiplegic migraine type 1

Paroxysmal Cerebral Disorder