Applying strategies for dealing with workplace bullying
Abstract
This article provides a brief overview of some of the applied approaches being taken in four countries to deal with workplace bullying and serves as a preamble to the articles by Archer, Crawford, Lewis, Sheehan and Zapf in this section. The work undertaken by the Beyond Bullying Association in Australia and that of the Anti Bullying Centre in Dublin is discussed. Swedish legislation that addresses bullying and the ways that employers, unions, university researchers and voluntary sector organisations attempt to deal with bullying in the UK follows. The article concludes by mentioning the likely legal and economic implications for organisations and society.
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Citation
Sheehan, M., Barker, M. and Rayner, C. (1999), "Applying strategies for dealing with workplace bullying", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 20 No. 1/2, pp. 50-57. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729910268632
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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