ABSTRACT

Workplace bullying is a pernicious workplace problem that harms employees and organizations alike. Targets suffer mental and physical consequences of repeated abuse. Organizations experience consequences such as diminished worker productivity and increased turnover. In some cases, even workplace violence. While these instances are thankfully rare, it is important to understand how workplace bullying manifests in organizations and what employees, bystanders, and organizations can do about it. At the invitation of the editor to convene a diverse panel of experts on workplace bullying, seven scholars responded to questions pertaining to six workplace bullying-related issues. These are conceptual definition; bystander intervention; the relationship between race, gender, and other marginalized identities and workplace bullying; interdisciplinary opportunities and constraints; developments in United States policy; and how employees, bystanders, and organizations can and should respond to workplace bullying.

摘要

工作场所欺凌是一个有害的工作场所问题，对员工和组织均造成伤害。目标遭受反复滥用的精神和身体后果。组织会遇到后果，例如工人生产力下降和营业额增加。在某些情况下，甚至是工作场所暴力。尽管这些情况很少见，但重要的是要了解工作场所欺凌在组织中的表现以及员工，旁观者和组织可以做什么。应编辑的邀请，召集一个关于工作场所欺凌的多元化专家小组，七位学者回答了与六个工作场所欺凌相关的问题。这些是概念上的定义；旁观者干预；种族，性别和其他边缘化身份与工作场所欺凌之间的关系；跨学科的机会和限制；美国政策的发展；以及员工，旁观者和组织如何以及应该如何应对工作场所欺凌。