Passive Aggressive Business Cultures
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1 min readJun 21, 2017
A passive aggressive business culture (PABC) are a challenge for stakeholders, leaders, employees, and their customers. Although the American Psychological Association (APA) does not recognize a diagnostic category for passive aggressive personality disorder (PAPD) in the DSM IV the construct yields some utility when evaluating a company’s competitive fit within its industry. A business’ resistance to growth, development, and to the acquisition of competitive competencies can result from both active and passive mechanisms.
