Abstract

BEDOYA DORADO, CRISTIAN  and  VELASQUEZ FERNANDEZ, ANDREY. Analysis of the Incidence of Fear in Organizations From a Psycho-biological Perspective. Rev. colomb. psicol. [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.2, pp.351-362. ISSN 0121-5469.

Abstract The emotion of fear has received a great deal of attention from theoreticians of administration, due to the negative impact it has on organizations. However, most of the research has focused on the way organizations are affected by fear, without providing arguments to explain why the phenomenon arises. From the psycho-biological perspective, the article carries out a theoretical review of the nature of fear and the reactions to it, in order to facilitate greater understanding of the negative effects this emotion can have on organizations.

Keywords : emotions; fear; flight response; evaluation of impact on health; organizational efficiency.