An Investigation of Organizational and Regulatory Discourses of Workplace Bullying

Johnson, Susan L.; Boutain, Doris M.; Tsai, Jenny H.-C.; de Castro, Arnold B.

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An Investigation of Organizational and Regulatory Discourses of Workplace Bullying

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Jul 29 2015
By Johnson, Susan L. ; Boutain, Doris M. ; Tsai, Jenny H.-C. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Workplace Health Saf
Personal Author:

Johnson, Susan L. ; Boutain, Doris M. ; Tsai, Jenny H.-C. ; de Castro, Arnold B.
Description:

Organizations use policies to set standards for employee behaviors. Although many organizations have policies that address workplace bullying, previous studies have found that these policies affect neither workplace bullying for targets who are seeking assistance in ending the behaviors nor managers who must address incidents of bullying. This article presents the findings of a study that used critical discourse analysis to examine the language used in policies written by health care organizations and regulatory agencies to regulate workplace bullying. The findings suggest that the discussion of workplace bullying overlaps with discussions of disruptive behaviors and harassment. This lack of conceptual clarity can create difficulty for managers in identifying, naming, and disciplining incidents of workplace bullying. The documents also primarily discussed workplace bullying as a patient safety concern. This language is in conflict with organizations attending to worker well-being with regard to workplace bullying.
Subjects:

Adult Article Bullying Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Interprofessional Relations Male Middle Aged Occupational Health Organizational Innovation Patient Safety Workplace
Source:

Workplace Health Saf. 63(10):452-461.
Pubmed ID:

26223898
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5570575
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

KL2 RR025015/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States ; T42 OH008433/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; 3T42OH008433/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; 5KL2RR025015/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States
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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. ; United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Place as Subject:

United States
Volume:

63
Issue:

10
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CDC Public Access
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