Research and the media demonstrate the profound impact hostile work environments have on organizations and their members. Often, the term "toxic work climate" is used to describe patterns of aggressive behaviors that harm individuals and manifest in the broader workplace. However, despite these common references, scholars still know relatively little about what a toxic work climate actually entails, the processes by which they emerge, and their influence on organizational outcomes. The research domain is complex. Within the organizational literature alone, toxic work climates have been described as those that harbor abusive bosses, aggressive employees, and those that show signs of bullying or incivility. Our aim in this integrative conceptual review is to add precision and focus to this multidisciplinary and fragmented literature. Grounding our efforts in multilevel theories, we first introduce an overarching definition of the toxic work climate construct and review research on existing hostile climate types that can appropriately be consolidated under this new heading. We then develop a new theoretical model that outlines the dominant causes and mechanisms by which toxic work climates form, and the main pathways by which they influence employees, teams, and organizations. Finally, we provide a unified path forward for advancing theory, research, and practice, including advice on how toxic climates might be combated in years to come. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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有毒的工作氛围：新结构和理论框架的综合审查和发展。


研究和媒体表明，敌对的工作环境对组织及其成员产生了深远的影响。通常，“有毒工作氛围”一词用于描述伤害个人并在更广泛的工作场所表现出来的攻击性行为模式。然而，尽管有这些共同的参考文献，学者们对于有毒工作氛围的实际含义、它们出现的过程以及它们对组织结果的影响仍然知之甚少。研究领域很复杂。仅在组织文献中，有毒的工作氛围就被描述为存在虐待的老板、好斗的员工以及表现出欺凌或不文明迹象的工作氛围。我们进行这一综合概念审查的目的是提高这一多学科和碎片化文献的准确性和重点。以多层次理论为基础，我们首先介绍有毒工作气候结构的总体定义，并回顾对现有恶劣气候类型的研究，这些研究可以在这个新标题下适当地巩固。然后，我们开发了一个新的理论模型，概述了有毒工作氛围形成的主要原因和机制，以及它们影响员工、团队和组织的主要途径。最后，我们为推进理论、研究和实践提供了统一的前进道路，包括关于如何在未来几年应对有毒气候的建议。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。