Ethical Infrastructure and Successful Handling of Workplace Bullying
Antecedents and consequences of workplace bullying are well documented. However, the mea- sures taken against workplace bullying, and the effectiveness of such measures, have received less attention. This study addresses this knowledge gap by exploring the role of ethical infrastructure in perceived...
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| author | Kari Einarsen Reidar J. Mykletun Ståle Valvatna Einarsen Anders Skogstad Denise Salin |
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| description | Antecedents and consequences of workplace bullying are well documented. However, the mea- sures taken against workplace bullying, and the effectiveness of such measures, have received less attention. This study addresses this knowledge gap by exploring the role of ethical infrastructure in perceived successful handling of reported workplace bullying. Ethical infrastructure refers to formal and informal systems that enable ethical behavior and disable unethical behavior in organizations. A survey was sent to HR managers and elected head safety representatives (HSRs) in all Norwegian municipality organizations. Overall, 216 organizations responded (response rate = 50.2 percent). The ethical infrastructure accounted for 39.4% of the variance in perceived suc- cessful handling of workplace bullying. Formal sanctions were the only unique and signi cant contributor to the perceived successful handling of workplace bullying. The results substantiate the argument that organizations’ ethical infrastructure relate to the HR managers and HSRs’ percep- tions regarding their organizations’ handling of workplace bullying. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67a019c1ba254f41ae303d52c18f74282022-12-22T01:47:41ZengAalborg UniversityNordic Journal of Working Life Studies2245-01572017-03-017110.18291/njwls.v7i1.8139824209Ethical Infrastructure and Successful Handling of Workplace BullyingKari Einarsen0Reidar J. Mykletun1Ståle Valvatna Einarsen2Anders Skogstad3Denise Salin4University of StavangerUniversity of StavangerUniversity of BergenUniversity of BergenHanken School of EconomicsAntecedents and consequences of workplace bullying are well documented. However, the mea- sures taken against workplace bullying, and the effectiveness of such measures, have received less attention. This study addresses this knowledge gap by exploring the role of ethical infrastructure in perceived successful handling of reported workplace bullying. Ethical infrastructure refers to formal and informal systems that enable ethical behavior and disable unethical behavior in organizations. A survey was sent to HR managers and elected head safety representatives (HSRs) in all Norwegian municipality organizations. Overall, 216 organizations responded (response rate = 50.2 percent). The ethical infrastructure accounted for 39.4% of the variance in perceived suc- cessful handling of workplace bullying. Formal sanctions were the only unique and signi cant contributor to the perceived successful handling of workplace bullying. The results substantiate the argument that organizations’ ethical infrastructure relate to the HR managers and HSRs’ percep- tions regarding their organizations’ handling of workplace bullying.https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/26814HealthWorking Environment and WellbeingOrganization & management |
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