Bullying in the Workplace: A Proposed Model for Understanding the psychological Harassment Process

Gwénaëlle Poilpot-Rocaboy (gwenaelle.poilpot@univ-rennes1.fr)
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Gwénaëlle Poilpot-Rocaboy: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Because different studies suggest that psychological harassment represents a great threat to most workers, it has received considerable and growing interest across the world and has emerged as a new field of study in Europe, Australia, South Africa and the USA. In spite of these studies, bullying still appears as a complex phenomenon. This paper summarises the literature and proposes a specific model of psychological harassment process. This model presents psychological harassment like a four phase's process and improves the understanding of this pernicious workplace phenomenon. Thus, it appears as a very costly phenomenon which harms the health of the victim and the competitiveness of the firm. Therefore, the paper concludes HR managers should combat psychological harassment in organisations.

Keywords: Psychological Harassment in the Workplace; Human Resource Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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Published in Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, 2006, 14 (2), pp.1-17

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