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Workplace Bullying in Academia Creates a Negative Work Environment. An Italian Study

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Workplace bullying is recognized internationally as a serious problem, but few studies have been conducted in Academia to assess the risk of bullying. A survey was taken in a large-sized Italian university to identify possible relationships between working environment, bullying at work and health. The aim of the current study is to show that workplace bullying has an indirect relationship with health through organizational climate. Over 300 Italian employees completed a survey on organizational environment, bullying and health. Structural equation modelling was used in order to test the hypothesis. A model of bullying at work was developed in which bullying influence health both directly and indirectly through the partial mediation of organizational climate. Overall, these findings suggest that bullying can be considered also as a cause, rather than a consequence of organizational climate.

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Titel: Workplace Bullying in Academia Creates a Negative Work Environment. An Italian Study
verfasst von: Gabriele Giorgi
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal / Ausgabe 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0892-7545
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3378
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-012-9193-7

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