...Shreya Mishra; Manosi Chaudhuri; Ajoy Kumar Dey Purpose The purpose of the paper is to identify how the intersection of power, context, subjectivity and directionality makes it possible for the targets of workplace bullying to deflate power imbalance between them and the perpetrators. Design...

... triggering a feedback mechanism, with managers experiencing a further loss of legitimate power. Originality/value The study recommends that research into the perspectives of staff members (such as alleged perpetrators) can further strengthen our understanding of the use of power in workplace bullying...

...Mille Mortensen; Charlotte Andreas Baarts Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the interplay of organizational humorous teasing and workplace bullying in hospital work life in order to investigate how workplace bullying can emerge from doctors and nurses experiences of what, at first...

...Priscila Gasperin Pellegrini; Júlia Gonçalves; Suzana da Rosa Tolfo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of workplace bullying on the marital relationship of three Brazilian couples. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a qualitative approach with multiple cases...

...Isil Karatuna Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore targets’ coping strategies in dealing with workplace bullying and to determine the possible contributing effects of these strategies to the escalation or de-escalation of bullying process. Design/methodology/approach – Based...