Kick the cat (or kick the dog) is a metaphor used to describe how a relatively high-ranking person in an organization or family displaces their frustrations by abusing a lower-ranking person, who may in turn take it out on their own subordinate.
Kick the cat (or kick the dog) is a metaphor used to describe how a relatively high-ranking person in an organization or family displaces their frustrations by abusing a lower-ranking person, who may in turn take it out on their own subordinate. (en)
踢貓效應(英語:Kick the cat)也稱為踢狗效應(kick the dog),是一種隐喻,描述在組織或是家庭中位階較高的人,可能會藉由責罰位階較低的人來其挫折或不滿,而位階較低的人也會以類似的方式將挫折發泄給位階更低的人,因此產生了連鎖反應。 舉例來說,爸爸在公司被老闆責罵,因此回家後罵小孩,小孩不開心,於是去踢貓。 (zh)
Kick the cat (or kick the dog) is a metaphor used to describe how a relatively high-ranking person in an organization or family displaces their frustrations by abusing a lower-ranking person, who may in turn take it out on their own subordinate. (en)
踢貓效應(英語:Kick the cat)也稱為踢狗效應(kick the dog),是一種隐喻,描述在組織或是家庭中位階較高的人,可能會藉由責罰位階較低的人來其挫折或不滿,而位階較低的人也會以類似的方式將挫折發泄給位階更低的人,因此產生了連鎖反應。 舉例來說,爸爸在公司被老闆責罵,因此回家後罵小孩,小孩不開心,於是去踢貓。 (zh)