Workplace bullying in New Zealand: a survey of employee perceptions and attitudes

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O'Driscoll, M.P. (2012), "Workplace bullying in New Zealand: a survey of employee perceptions and attitudes", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 20 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/hrmid.2012.04420caa.012

Workplace bullying in New Zealand: a survey of employee perceptions and attitudes

Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 20, Issue 3

O’Driscoll M.P., Cooper-Thomas H.D., Bentley T., Catley B.E., Gardner D.H. and Trenberth L.Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, December 2011, Vol. 49 No. 4, Start page: 390, No. of pages: 19

Reports findings from a survey of over 1,700 employees of 36 organisations in New Zealand, describing the reported incidence of bullying at work, along with relevant work attitudes and experiences, including psychological strain, ratings of subjective well-being, and levels of commitment to the organisation. Finds that personal experience of bullying was reported by 17.8 per cent of respondents, and was significantly correlated with higher levels of strain, reduced well-being, reduced commitment to their organisation, and lower self-rated performance. Discusses that the perceived effectiveness of organisational efforts to deal with bullying was considered an important contributor to both the occurrence of bullying and reduced negative effects of bullying. Illustrates the importance of developing organisational-level strategies to reduce the incidence of bullying and to counteract its negative impact, rather than expecting individuals to develop personal strategies to cope with this problem.ISSN: 1038-4111Reference: 41AC522

Keywords: Coping, Organizational responses, Psychological well-being, Work attitudes and performance, Workplace bullying