Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace
In this paper employing a phenomenological method to explicate seven informants’ experience of interpersonal bullying behaviors in a South African work context, I demarcated four general themes namely: lack of recognition, discrimination, obstructionism, and isolation. Moreover, I found that perpetr...
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| description | In this paper employing a phenomenological method to explicate seven informants’ experience of interpersonal bullying behaviors in a South African work context, I demarcated four general themes namely: lack of recognition, discrimination, obstructionism, and isolation. Moreover, I found that perpetrators (male and female managers) predominantly used verbal and indirect negative acts to bully subordinates. Finally, racial tensions contributed to bullying behavior. While a phenomenological approach shows promise to explore local bullying behavior more research is needed to broaden our understanding of the phenomenon, including explicating bullying through the eyes of bystanders and alleged bullies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1f5a453793a456a83d70e72cd7ba4272022-12-22T03:11:46ZengAOSISSA Journal of Industrial Psychology0258-52002071-07632007-10-0133110.4102/sajip.v33i1.256253Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplaceCharlotte Pietersen0University of LimpopoIn this paper employing a phenomenological method to explicate seven informants’ experience of interpersonal bullying behaviors in a South African work context, I demarcated four general themes namely: lack of recognition, discrimination, obstructionism, and isolation. Moreover, I found that perpetrators (male and female managers) predominantly used verbal and indirect negative acts to bully subordinates. Finally, racial tensions contributed to bullying behavior. While a phenomenological approach shows promise to explore local bullying behavior more research is needed to broaden our understanding of the phenomenon, including explicating bullying through the eyes of bystanders and alleged bullies.https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/256Bullying behaviours, Workplace bullying, Interpersonal bullying, Downwards bullying, Phenomenological method |
| spellingShingle | Charlotte Pietersen Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace SA Journal of Industrial Psychology Bullying behaviours, Workplace bullying, Interpersonal bullying, Downwards bullying, Phenomenological method |
| title | Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace |
| title_full | Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace |
| title_fullStr | Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace |
| title_short | Interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace |
| title_sort | interpersonal bullying behaviours in the workplace |
| topic | Bullying behaviours, Workplace bullying, Interpersonal bullying, Downwards bullying, Phenomenological method |
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