Category:Workplace Bullying

Workplace bullying is a persistent pattern of mistreatment from others in the workplace that causes either physical or emotional harm.

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It can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation, four of which happened to me. This type of workplace aggression is particularly difficult because, unlike the typical school bully, workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society. In the majority of cases, bullying in the workplace is reported as having been by someone who has authority over their victim. However, bullies can also be business partners, peers, and occasionally subordinates.

Research has investigated the impact of the larger organizational context on bullying as well as the group-level processes that impact on the incidence and maintenance of bullying behaviour.

Bullying can be covert or overt. It may be missed by others; it may be known by many throughout the organisation. Negative effects are not limited to the targeted individuals, and may lead to a decline in employee morale and a change in organizational culture.