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TOPIC 2: WORKPLACE BULLYING IN HOSPITALS BACKGROUND Safe Work Australia statistics indicate that approximately 39% of mental stress disorder claims are attributable to bullying, harassment, or violence at work and 37% of workers report being yelled or sworn at while at work. Although exposure to bullying occurs across all sectors, certain occupations and industry groups report higher rates of work-related bullying. For instance, employees working within hospitals frequently report higher bullying rates than employees in other occupational settings. A 2020 medical training survey indicated that 34% of doctors-in-training and 47% of interns experienced and/or witnessed bullying, harassment, or discrimination. Working Well, (an HR Division within a large metropolitan hospital) became aware of these statistics are keen to conduct an initial organization-wide survey to better understand how their employees have experienced and/or witnessed bullying at work. Their ultimate aim is to understand the antecedents (causes) of bullying within their workforce and develop an intervention program to reduce work-related bullying. The Working Well Group are very aware that time and economic resources are quite limited within the hospital service and, combined with increasing pressures and competing priorities, it will be difficult to gain the attention of the executives who could approve the allocation of resources to their program. Therefore, the Group must propose an evidence-based strategy to target bullying that persuades the executives to invest in their program.
Focus Issues/Questions for Team Presentations:
The Group leader of Working Well has contacted your team of recognized experts in the field of work-related bullying. Although Working Well acknowledges that employees may experience bullying from non-employees (e.g., patients and their families), their particular focus is on bullying between employees (including managers). To assist them in better understanding work-related bullying, please consider the following:
1. Provide a brief summary of the case/issue and agenda for your presentation. (200 words)
2. Provide an evidence-based rationale for why work-related bullying between employees is an important consideration for organizations. This means citing research on the consequences of high and/or low bullying for individuals and organizations. (400 words)
3. Drawing on theory and research, explain the likely causes of work-related bullying experienced by hospital employees (your team can focus on a specific type of hospital employee if you wish. (400 words)
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