... to personal traits, non-bullied workers attribute it to contextual and organizational variables. Originality/value This study, being the inaugural investigation of workplace bullying via the lens of social representation theory, contributes a new perspective to the area. These findings provide novel...

...., 2016), with closer to two-thirds of American higher education employees affected (Hollis, 2017) than the half that are affected in the general American workforce (Namie, 2021). This is in part due to a lack of policy, at institutional, state and national levels, addressing workplace bullying...

...Arathi Krishna; Devi Soumyaja Purpose High incidence of workplace bullying in Indian organizations is well-acknowledged, but less is known about the games that bullies play to create a favorable atmosphere for bullying in academic institutions. This study aims to reveal the “safe game” tactics...

...Patrick Rockett; Susan K. Fan; Rocky J. Dwyer; Tommy Foy Purpose The purpose of this qualitative, multiple-case study paper is to determine whether Irish universities have policies and procedures to address workplace bullying; to determine the views of HR leaders regarding the efficacy...

...). Design/methodology/approach The study surveyed a wide cross-section of employees across a number of private sector organisations in a small developing country in the Caribbean region. Findings The prevalence rate of workplace bullying in the current Caribbean sample was 54 per cent. The regression...

...Dr Ivana Sekol, Professor David P. Farrington and Professor Jane L. Ireland; Matthew E. Ritzman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence of workplace bullying reported to human resources (HR) professionals in corrections. It compared the prevalence of bullying reported...

...Suzanne Martin; Axel Klein Purpose The self‐reports of bullies or victims of workplace bullying appear to result in confused responses that fail to clarify who is doing what to whom. The research reported in this paper aimed to examine how staff from human resources and occupational health...