TY - JOUR
T1 - “.. A Bit of a Joke”
T2 - Policy and Workplace Bullying
AU - Hodgins, Margaret
AU - Lewis, Duncan
AU - MacCurtain, Sarah
AU - McNamara, Patricia
AU - Hogan, Victoria
AU - Pursell, Lisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - Workplace bullying is pervasive and has negative impacts on organizations and their employees. Despite this, organizations generally do not deal well with the problem. Anti-bullying, or Dignity-at-Work policies, do not adequately protect employees from the harms caused by bullying. This study, based on data from the 2018 Irish Workplace Behavior Study, explores experience of organizational responses to workplace bullying, drawing on interviews with participants from three large Irish organizations. One overarching theme and five sub themes emerged from the thematic content analysis, reinforcing earlier findings regarding the complex and problematic nature of workplace bullying and opaque “ownership” of anti-bullying or Dignity-at-Work policy and its implementation. The study concludes that organizations must actively establish a culture of interpersonal respect, rather than simply instituting a policy where ultimately no one takes responsibility. Facilitating employee wellbeing requires social cohesion across an organization.
AB - Workplace bullying is pervasive and has negative impacts on organizations and their employees. Despite this, organizations generally do not deal well with the problem. Anti-bullying, or Dignity-at-Work policies, do not adequately protect employees from the harms caused by bullying. This study, based on data from the 2018 Irish Workplace Behavior Study, explores experience of organizational responses to workplace bullying, drawing on interviews with participants from three large Irish organizations. One overarching theme and five sub themes emerged from the thematic content analysis, reinforcing earlier findings regarding the complex and problematic nature of workplace bullying and opaque “ownership” of anti-bullying or Dignity-at-Work policy and its implementation. The study concludes that organizations must actively establish a culture of interpersonal respect, rather than simply instituting a policy where ultimately no one takes responsibility. Facilitating employee wellbeing requires social cohesion across an organization.
KW - illtreatment
KW - incivility
KW - organizational policy
KW - organizational response
KW - workplace bullying
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086704917&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/2158244020934493
DO - 10.1177/2158244020934493
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086704917
SN - 2158-2440
VL - 10
SP - -
JO - SAGE Open
JF - SAGE Open
IS - 2
ER -