Organisational antecedents of workplace victimisation: The role of organisational climate, culture, leadership, support, and justice in predicting junior doctors' exposure to bullying at work

Abstract

Workplace bullying is a pervasive phenomenon among junior doctors that may negatively impact their training and abilities to deliver quality healthcare, yet evidence on the factors of bullying among them remains lacking. This study examined the role of organisational climate, culture, leadership, support, and justice in junior doctors' exposure to

Prevalence of Workplace Bullying and Its Associated Factors among Workers in a Malaysian Public University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

“… 45–47 Health workers in China and Japan reported prevalence rates using the NAQ-r of 5.6%–18.5%. 48 , 49 A recent investigation from Malaysia found that 13% of junior doctors reported bullying in the workplace using the NAQ-r. 28 …”

Workplace cyberbullying exposed: A concept analysis

“…Work environment is another antecedent of the concept of workplace cyberbullying 10 . Samsudin et al 44 identified factors including organizational climate, working culture, leadership, support, and justice play a role in workplace victimization. An organization climate that is high‐pressured, extremely competitive, competitive, and strained with inadequate support contributes to an increase in workplace cyberbullying 10,44 .…”

“…Samsudin et al 44 identified factors including organizational climate, working culture, leadership, support, and justice play a role in workplace victimization. An organization climate that is high‐pressured, extremely competitive, competitive, and strained with inadequate support contributes to an increase in workplace cyberbullying 10,44 . Organizational culture defined as “shared basic assumptions, values, and beliefs” that are shared with newcomers may have unwritten sets of rules and norms that influence the behavior of the workgroup, which may include organizational tolerance for bullying 44 .…”

“…An organization climate that is high‐pressured, extremely competitive, competitive, and strained with inadequate support contributes to an increase in workplace cyberbullying 10,44 . Organizational culture defined as “shared basic assumptions, values, and beliefs” that are shared with newcomers may have unwritten sets of rules and norms that influence the behavior of the workgroup, which may include organizational tolerance for bullying 44 . Of the four types of organization cultures, hierarchy and market cultures are the two types that trigger bullying behavior as these may encourage interpersonal power struggles related to resource scarcity 44 .…”

“…Organizational culture defined as “shared basic assumptions, values, and beliefs” that are shared with newcomers may have unwritten sets of rules and norms that influence the behavior of the workgroup, which may include organizational tolerance for bullying 44 . Of the four types of organization cultures, hierarchy and market cultures are the two types that trigger bullying behavior as these may encourage interpersonal power struggles related to resource scarcity 44 . Organizational leaders were noted in the literature as contributing to workplace cyberbullying due to a lack of respect, less organization support and recognition, and less effective organizational strategies 29,45,46 .…”