Rude behavior at work has come to be expected, like donuts in the breakroom. Two decades of research on employee relationships shows that 98 percent of employees experience rude behavior at work, but ...

Rude and uncivil behavior in the workplace can damage productivity and lead to higher employee turnover if left unaddressed by managers. Defining uncivil behavior and promoting respectful, ...

Complaints about rudeness in others aren't new to contemporary society, but modern life certainly presents many opportunities to be uncivil. There are the people who can't resist checking their ...

We've all done it. A bad night's sleep or a tough commute made us cranky, and we lashed out at a coworker who did nothing wrong. What can we do to make up for it? A major goal of most universities is ...

In social interactions, we often rely on established norms and cues to interpret behavior. When someone deviates from these, it can easily be perceived as impolite or even rude. However, what if some ...

In social interactions, certain behaviors are universally understood as impolite. However, for individuals of high intelligence, some seemingly rude actions can actually be manifestations of their ...