Social undermining
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Social undermining is the opposite of social support
. For example, in the context of the workplace, it refers to intentional offenses aimed at destroying another's favorable reputation
, their ability to accomplish their work, or their ability to build and maintain positive relationships.
Social support
Social support can be defined and measured in many ways. It can loosely be defined as feeling that one is cared for by and has assistance available from other people and that one is part of a supportive social network...
. For example, in the context of the workplace, it refers to intentional offenses aimed at destroying another's favorable reputation
Reputation
Reputation of a social entity is an opinion about that entity, typically a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria...
, their ability to accomplish their work, or their ability to build and maintain positive relationships.