Amy Schabacker Dufrane announced as new HRCI Executive Director

WASHINGTON — The HR Certification Institute (HRCI) has appointed Amy Schabacker Dufrane, Ed.D., SPHR, CAE, as its executive director. A senior executive with more than 20 years of experience, Dufrane has served as interim executive director at HRCI since December 2012. Her appointment was effective Friday, Aug. 2. “HRCI is pleased to have Amy Dufrane — a certified […]

Workplace violence: “an evolving definition”

Arriving at a universally agreed upon definition of workplace violence is difficult at best; some might say impossible. We are challenged by divergent cultures, the sheer scope of reference and the number of terms used to describe the phenomenon of workplace violence. Terms used include, “mobbing” (Leymann, 1996[1]; Zapf et al., 1996[2]), “harassment” (Björkqvist et […]