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Volume 18, Issue 5-6
1 August 1999
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Equal Opportunities International
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Conceptual Paper| August 01 1999

How to identify and handle difficult people

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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7093
Print ISSN: 0261-0159
© MCB UP Limited
1999
Equal Opportunities International (1999) 18 (5-6): 94–99.
https://doi.org/10.1108/02610159910786069

Introduces the concept of difficult people and looks at how to assess a situation. Outlines a number approaches to follow, considering the merits of each and concludes by discussing the disciplinary action available and the way in which it may be executed.

Keywords: Human resource management, Discipline, Procedures
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