Organizational correlates of workplace bullying in small- and medium-sized enterprises

被引:23
作者
Baillien, Elfi [1 ,2 ]
Neyens, Inge
De Witte, Hans
机构
[1] Univ Leuven, Org & Personnel Psychol WOPP, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
[2] HUBrussel, Brussels, Belgium
来源
INTERNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS JOURNAL-RESEARCHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 2011年 / 29卷 / 06期
关键词
mobbing; organizational characteristics; SMEs; Three Way Model; workplace bullying; MEASURING EXPOSURE; WORK; STRESS; HARASSMENT; VALIDITY; ABUSE;
D O I
10.1177/0266242610375774
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
XOver recent decades, a broad range of studies have investigated organizational antecedents of workplace bullying, predominantly in large organizations. Exploring this topic within small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is however important: SMEs differ from large organizations in cultural, structural and strategic ways. Accordingly, the current study aims to investigate organizational correlates of bullying in SMEs based on the Three Way Model as a theoretical framework. Data were gathered from 358 employees in 39 Flemish (Belgian) SMEs with maximum 100 employees. The organizational characteristics explained 29 per cent of the variance of bullying. Regression analyses revealed statistically significant associations between bullying, on the one hand, and organizational change, a people-oriented culture, an (known) anti-bullying policy, working in a family business, on the other hand. In sum, our results suggest that SMEs experiencing organizational change need to be extra vigilant against workplace bullying. Based on our results, bullying also seems more prevalent in SMEs without a people-oriented culture and in family businesses. Finally, the results suggest that the presence of an anti-bullying policy buffers bullying in SMEs.
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页码:610 / 625
页数:16
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