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Understanding Workplace Bullying

An Ethical and Legal Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Devi Akella

    1. Albany State University, Albany, USA

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  • Explores the topic from an industrial lens, unlike previous studies that have examined bullying techniques and the impact of bullying on individuals and organizations

  • Conceptualizes workplace bullying as a management control strategy through critical management theory

  • Utilizes data from several industries to provide a holistic picture of workplace bullying

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-9

  3. Workplace Bullying: The Critical Paradigm Approach

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    Pages 11-24

  4. Investigating Workplace Bullying

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    Pages 25-38

  5. Workplace Bullying in a Private Corporation

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    Pages 39-70

  6. Bullying Employees in a Nonprofit Organization

    • Devi Akella
    Pages 71-99

  7. Nursing Bullying in Hospitals

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    Pages 101-136

  8. Workplace Bullying in Academia: A Case Study

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    Pages 137-167

  9. Workplace Bullying and Ethical Issues

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    Pages 169-182

  10. Workplace Bullying Laws in the United States and Canada

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    Pages 183-201

  11. Workplace Bullying Laws in Europe and the United Kingdom

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    Pages 203-220

  12. Workplace Bullying Laws in Asia

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    Pages 221-235

  13. Workplace Bullying Laws in Australia and New Zealand

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    Pages 237-250

  14. Workplace Bullying Laws in Africa and Middle East

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    Pages 251-264

  15. Conclusion

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    Pages 265-278

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 279-296
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About this book

This book examines the ethical and legal aspects of workplace bullying from a global perspective. Through an in-depth exploration of this psychologically destructive managerial technique, it identifies workplace bullying as a highly potent tool in the short term to increase employee performance. By deconstructing and exposing the dark side of workplace bullying, not as a psychological harmful component, not as a health-related stress issue, but instead as a management tool to exercise totalizing control over the employee, this book explores the ethical modalities which managers tend to cross on a daily basis to get things accomplished within an organization. This book offers researchers a thorough examination of management responsibilities and the power of enforcement strategies used by managers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Albany State University, Albany, USA

    Devi Akella

About the author

Devi Akella is Professor of Management at Albany State University, USA. Her research interests include critical management studies, organization development, and experiential learning. She is the Associate Editor of Organization Management Journal.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding Workplace Bullying

  • Book Subtitle: An Ethical and Legal Perspective

  • Authors: Devi Akella

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46168-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46167-6Published: 06 August 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46170-6Published: 07 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46168-3Published: 05 August 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 296

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Organization, Human Resource Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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