Understanding Workplace Harassment -Its Varying Types and Consequences

Abstract

Workplace harassment has lately attracted the attention of scholars and workplace investigation experts as one of the most vital spots of efficient organizational management, because intimidating workplace behaviors are an important element of employee stress. Workplace harassment is one of the most neglected issues by managers in African countries. Notwithstanding, it has attracted the attention of academics and government bodies since the 1980s. Workplace harassment in this article review is identified as a fundamental organizational stressor and in other occupational health and safety legislation across the globe. Workplace harassment includes excessive monitoring, harsh criticism, practical jokes, unfairly altering job responsibilities and obstructing promotions. This article critically introduced some types of workplace harassment and their consequences for employees and employers.