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organizational paranoia  

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  • Organizational paranoia is a psychological state characterized by heightened suspicion and wariness of other individuals, groups, or authorities within organizational settings. Organizational paranoia encompasses an array of exaggerated beliefs and false impressions, including organization members' perceptions of being threatened, persecuted, disparaged, mistreated, neglected, and so on by other individuals within the organization. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Organizational Paranoia]

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