Expressing Anger at Workplace is Beneficial Sometimes

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Expressing anger at workplace is beneficial sometimes
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Introduction
Organizational behavior accounts for a very important component of corporate life and
professional career. It helps depict and interpret particular characteristics of individuals from
their behavior at work. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2013), there are variables that
help relate the personality of an employee to the influence of his behavior on the work he does.
In this context it is important to note the difference between moods and emotions, where
emotions are short lived stances; moods are long term and take longer time to be dealt with. It
has been asserted in many researches that emotional behavior is very different from social
behavior. Social behavior is more restricted and depends on the circumstance and a number of
other variable factors unlike emotional behavior wherein, the individual is usually more
expressive. Thus, situational factors play a very important role in shaping the corporate behavior
of individuals. Emotional labor is generally the term that is used to describe the behavior of
professionals at workplaces. According to studies based on Affective Events Theory, it has been
noticed that neurotic professionals experience negative events and conscientious people help in
facing challenges and accomplishing tasks. Whether a person chooses to react to a situation by
losing his temper or dealing with it depends on the above mentioned traits. It also depends upon
the duration of the mood and timing of the event that triggers the behavior in the form of anger.
However, most studies suggest that in certain cases expressing the anger can help face challenges
and achieve goals in an easier way.
Discussions and Arguments
One of the most argued topics in the context of corporate workplaces is that sometimes
expressing anger and taking a stand for oneself is actually a good predictor of one’s personality

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trait. It helps depict how an individual can take a stand for himself and stick to the decision he
has made in the course of events and under the given circumstances. According to Nielsen and
Einarsen (2012), the expression of anger and dominance has proved to be very effective in case
of events where the individual is susceptible to be bullied and considers himself to be a victim of
corporate bullying. In this context, use of anger is considered to be extremely important as in
such cases the application of emotional intelligence in order to differentiate between one’s own
feelings and thinking and behave accordingly is very much needed.
According to, Pond et al. (2012), not expressing anger or inconsistency in behavior will
only build up stress which in turn will lead to dissatisfaction at work eventually causing the
employee to quit his position. It has also been reported that in certain cases a big problem can be
solved only by expressing dominance or anger, especially where immediate action needs to be
taken or in a case where anger is followed by a surge of satisfaction or happiness of being able to
express or getting the work done. Anger expression has also been claimed to be an effective
instrument when concessions and payments are to be obtained on an urgent basis. Anger can thus
be treated as a very extreme organizational tool for combating severe situations related to
negotiations and deals. In this context, it is also important to mention that if anger and
disappointment are channelized to deal with sponsors or partners, it can help achieve objectives
that were earlier unachievable.
Another important benefit of being able to express anger at workplaces is in the context
of decision making through arguments and debates. Anger helps put emphasis on matters that are
crucial and helps the defender in proving and standing by the point he is trying to make. It helps
employees as well as managers to better deal with competitors and helps them to persevere goals
that are not easily achievable. In other words, it is used as a tool that focuses on smart work in