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Hierarchal Cabal Leadership in the Workplace

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Case Studies and Phenomenological studies repeatedly showed that the physical effects of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) are still present in the workplace today. However, what was missing from these studies was how the effects of CTS plague an employee with CTS psychologically, psychosomatically, physically, and sociologically after they have been exposed to repeated hierarchal cabal leadership tactics from their employer in the workplace.

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Rostkowski, S.M. (2017). Hierarchal Cabal Leadership in the Workplace. In: Kantola, J., Barath, T., Nazir, S., Andre, T. (eds) Advances in Human Factors, Business Management, Training and Education. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 498. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42070-7_75

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