Acceptable Behavior or Workplace Bullying?—How Perpetrator Gender and Hierarchical Status Affect Third Parties’ Attributions and Moral Judgments of Negative Behaviors

Workplace bullying consists of repeated, long-term exposure to a variety of negative behaviors. However, it remains unclear when behaviors are seen as morally acceptable vs. become bullying. Moral judgments affect whether third parties deem it necessary to intervene. In this qualitative study, we fi...

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Main Authors: Eva Zedlacher, Denise Salin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Societies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/2/62