If only it were Surprisingly Obvious. IME there are a large number of emotionally stunted middle and upper managers that could use a pedigreed reminder that being a jerk at work is not good for anything in the end.
Would the people who need such a reminder actually accept the research, and change their behavior?
Are they even aware of the effects of their behavior?
> that being a jerk at work is not good for anything in the end.
The problem with such phrases is that the opinions what being a jerk means differ a lot between people.