HOW INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS AFFECT NONVIOLENT WORK BEHAVIOR OF THE EMPLOYEES?

Abstract

The problems associated with violence during the workplace have been on the rise in recent decades. Many researchers have concentrated solely on environmental or individual reasons of violence, despite knowing that a combo of both factors proved as being the most effective predictor. The current study aims to assess the relevance of individual characteristics (personality traits, and historical and clinical factors linked to the risk of violence) & organizational factors in explaining non violent work behaviors in individuals Following that, we created a matrix that could be used to measure these dimensions. The measures' factor structure, reliability, and validity were all investigated. The findings show that nonviolent people can help disrupt the culture of violence that is behaving as an active agent. This study seeks to contribute in that it questions the basic assumption that nonviolence equals the absence of violence. Nonviolent personalities are active actors in stopping the cycle of violence, according to the findings.