Studiens syfte är att studera ohövligt beteende som individer i kontorsverksamheten upplever, bevittnar eller själva utövat samt bidra med kunskap om nuvarande typer av ohövligt beteende i samtida arbetsliv samt bidra med kunskap inom området genom att jämföra tidigare forskning som utförts inom ämnet. Studien grundar sig i en kvantitativ metod samt en tematisk analys där en enkätstudie distribuerades via mejl till fyra företag och ett fackförbund placerade runt om i Sverige, samt två sociala medier genom personliga inlägg som var offentliga på hela plattformen. Totalt 51 svar samlades in från enkätstudien. Resultatet visade att ohövlighet är mycket vanligt på kontorsverksamheter i Sverige. Den grupp som har högst risk att utsättas för ohövligt beteende på kontorsverksamheter är kvinnor. Resultatet visade en signifikant skillnad mellan åldersgrupper och grupper med olika yrkeserfarenhet gällande i vilken grad man utsatte andra för ohövligt beteende. Studien visade även ett positivt samband mellan frekvensen av ohövlighet och upplevd trygghet samt upplevd trivsel på arbetsplatsen. Den vanligaste formen av ohövlighet i kontorsverksamheter är olika former av exkludering som undvikande beteende, undanhålla information och att inte ge andra medarbetare respekt. Resultatet visade att den vanligaste formen att diskutera ohövlighet sker i form av officiella schemalagda möten. / The aim of this study was to investigate workplace incivility that individuals may experience, witness or practice in office operations and contribute with knowledge about the current sort of workplace incivility behavior in contemporary working life and compare previous research conducted within the subject. The study is based in a quantitative and a thematic analysis where an online survey was distributed via email to four private companies and one trade union in Sweden and two social media platforms through personal posts that were public across the platform. A total of 51 answers were collected from the online survey. The result from this study showed that workplace incivility is a relative common in office operations in Sweden. The group that has the highest risk of being targeted by workplace incivility in office operations are women. The results showed a significant difference between age groups and groups with different professional experience regarding the degree to expose others to rude behavior. The study also found a positive correlation between the frequency of workplace incivility and experienced safety and also pleasantness at the workplace. The most common behavior of workplace incivility in office operations is different forms of exclusion as avoidance behavior, withholding information and not give another coworkers respect. Results showed that the most common way of communicating working climate are by having official scheduled meetings.

This study described the operation and organization of the United States Army's Second Armored Division's Public Affairs Office, with emphasis on the differences between garrison and field operations. The study found that the function of the division, public affairs office is to keep both the internal and external public(s) of the division informed concerning the activities of the division. The office is organized into three branches: command information, public information, and administration. During garrison operations, all members of the office operate from a building at Fort Hood, Texas. During field operations, office personnel organize into teams in order to provide information to all public(s), internal and external.