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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE
The Influence of Actions and Actors on the Perceived Severity of Workplace Bullying
Author(s): Patricia A. Meglich, Robert H. Faley, Cathy L. Z. DuBois
Citation: Patricia A. Meglich, Robert H. Faley, Cathy L. Z. DuBois, (2012) "The Influence of Actions and Actors on the Perceived Severity of Workplace Bullying" Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 13, Iss. 1, pp. 11 - 25
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Workplace bullying is a general form of employee abuse that remains under-researched and unmitigated
especially in U.S. firms. In particular, little is known about the factors that influence target perceptions of
bullying severity. We present a typology which posits that perceived severity of bullying depends not only
on the focus of the bullying behaviors but also the power imbalance between targets and perpetrators.
Our results show that subjects perceive person focused bullying behaviors committed by those with
formal power to be the most severe form of workplace bullying.
