ABSTRACT

Bullying in higher education institutions amongst staff is an evolving area of research that has been examined from multiple perspectives, but significant scholarly voids remain. This paper examines the views of 20 faculty deans and their experiences with bullying and the hostility of workplace incivility. The paper examines what bullying looks like in contrast to existing scholarship which is frequently focused on the issues of defining the practice, and regularly examines hierarchical/descending bullying based on power dynamics. The study also evaluates these experiences in a field of research that is usually systematic in its data as studies have been designed to influence policies relating to bullying and codes of conduct. This paper’s focus on bullying and acts of incivility toward leaders at the deans’ level augments these existing areas of research, provides examples of what acts bullying and incivility can include from deans’ perspectives, and the medical, personal, and family repercussions of the victims.

摘要

高等教育机构工作人员中的欺凌行为是一个不断发展的研究领域，已经从多个角度进行了研究，但仍然存在重大的学术空白。本文探讨了 20 名学院院长的观点以及他们在欺凌和工作场所不文明行为的敌意方面的经历。本文探讨了欺凌行为与现有学术研究的对比，现有学术研究经常关注定义行为的问题，并定期研究基于权力动态的等级/降序欺凌行为。该研究还评估了数据通常系统化的研究领域的这些经验，因为研究的目的是影响与欺凌和行为准则相关的政策。