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Workplace Bullying

By: Barbara Biglia & Patsilí Toledo
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education
Edited by: Miriam E. David & Marilyn J. Amey
Subject:General Education, Higher Education (general)
Keywords:bullying; workplace; World Health Organization

Workplace bullying (WB) refers to the systematic targeting of a worker through aggressive or hostile behavior or neglect which has negative consequences for the health and/or welfare of the person targeted and others, such as her or his family. This entry provides an overview of WB, including its key elements and related concepts, as well as how it is manifested and its consequences; summarizes the main characteristics of the laws and regulations that provide legal redress; and outlines research on WB in the area of higher education.

Key Elements and Related Concepts

[Page 1684]Although its roots can be traced to the 1970s, the expression WB came into popular use in the 1990s, when it began to receive greater attention from researchers and the legal and medical fields. ...

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  Biglia, B., & Toledo, P. (2020). Workplace bullying. In M. David, & M. Amey (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of higher education (Vol. 1, pp. 1684-1685). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395.n634
  
  Biglia, Barbara, and Patsilí Toledo. "Workplace Bullying." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education, edited by David, Miriam E., and Marilyn J. Amey, 1684-85. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395.n634.
  
  Biglia, B. and Toledo, P. 2020. Workplace Bullying. In: Miriam E. David and Marilyn J. Amey Editors, 2020. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1684-1685 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395.n634> [Accessed 25 May 2022].
  
  Biglia, Barbara and Patsilí Toledo. "Workplace Bullying." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education. Edited by Miriam E. David and Marilyn J. Amey. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020, pp. 1684-85. SAGE Knowledge. 25 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395.n634.
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