Neutralizing workplace bullying: the buffering effects of contextual factors
Cooper Thomas, H. and Gardner, D. and O'Driscoll, M.P. and Catley, B. and Bentley, T.A. and Trenberth, Linda (2013) Neutralizing workplace bullying: the buffering effects of contextual factors. Journal of Managerial Psychology 28 (4), pp. 384-407. ISSN 0268-3946.
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct and buffering effects of three workplace contextual factors – constructive leadership, perceived organizational support, and organizational anti-bullying initiatives – on bullying and its relationships with relevant criteria. Further, the paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of organizational initiatives against bullying as perceived by targets and non-targets. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 727 employees in nine New Zealand healthcare organizations. Of these, 133 employees were classified as bullied, as they had experienced at least two negative acts per week over the last six months. Findings – Correlations revealed negative relationships between the three contextual work factors and bullying. Moderated regression showed that perceived organizational support buffered the relationship of bullying with self-rated job performance, and that organizational initiatives against bullying buffered the relationship of bullying with both wellbeing and organizational commitment. Targets consistently gave lower ratings than non-targets of the effectiveness of organizational initiatives to address bullying. Originality/value – There is scant research on workplace factors that may reduce bullying and buffer its negative effects. This paper makes an original contribution in providing evidence of the importance of three contextual factors, and of buffering effects for perceived organizational support and organizational initiatives against bullying.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Anti-bullying, Bullying, Health services sector, Leadership, New Zealand, Perceived organizational support, Workplace, Workplace bullying |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2013 11:43 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:07 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/8039 |
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