Workers' perception of workplace bullying: A cross-cultural study

By J. Escartín, Dieter Zapf, C. Arrieta, Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira. 2011

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This study is one of the first studies to approach workplace bullying cross-culturally. It sought to compare employees' understanding of workplace bullying in two different world regions: Central America and Southern Europe, regarding three aspects of workplace bullying: psychological vs. physical harassment, hierarchical vs. horizontal bullying, and direct vs. indirect aggression. A convenience sample of 246 workers provided their own definition of workplace bullying through a single, open-ended question. The results showed that employees from Central America emphasized the physical component of workplace bullying more than the Southern European employees. However, similarities in the conceptualization of workplace bullying across both cultures were found as well. Both Southern European and Central American employees defined workplace bullying mainly as a hierarchical phenomenon, where the aggression took the form of direct strategies. Such differences and similarities bring to the field some positive inputs for the development and implementation of different strategies for dealing effectively with this phenomenon.

Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Individual‐ and group‐level effects of social identification on workplace bullying (2013, methodology): “Participants were recruited from existing contact networks, a method of recruiting participants used in previous research (Choi & Sy, 2010 ; Escartin, Zapf, Arrieta, & Rodriguez-Carballeira, 2011 ).”
Acceptability of workplace bullying: A comparative study on six continents (2013, background): “In a comparison of definitions from employees in Costa Rica and Spain, Costa Rican employees are more likely than Spanish employees to includephysical bullying in their definition (Escartín et al., 2011).”
Workplace Bullying: Considering the Interaction Between Individual and Work Environment (2015, background): “In the United States, as well as in other countries around the world including Southern Europe (e.g., Escartı́n et al. 2011; Giorgi et al. 2011; Harvey et al. 2009) and Asia (e.g., Abe and Henly 2010; D’Cruz and Noronha 2011; Giorgi et al. 2013; Meek 2004; Takaki et al. 2010), researchers have…”
Prevalence and Forms of Workplace Bullying Among University Employees (2012, background): “little is known about the impact of different cultural contexts on the extent and experience of workplace bullying (Escartín et al. 2011).”
Are Bullying Behaviors Tolerated in Some Cultures? Evidence for a Curvilinear Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction Among Italian Workers (2015, background): “In similar vein, bullying behaviors seem to be more tolerated (or even accepted) in some cultures, especially in masculine cultures like Italy (e.g., Escartín et al. 2011a ; Power et al. 2013 ).”
Workplace Bullying, Mobbing and General Harassment: A Review (2013, unknown): “Additionally, despite some possible concentration in particular industries (Hubert and van Veldhoven 2001; Zapf et al. 2011), workplace bullying can be found in most organisations and industries (Lewis and Gunn 2007).”