By Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D., Psychology Today
Workplace bullying has reached epidemic proportions. A 2007 poll showed that 37% of workers are currently, or have been, the target of bullies at work. Another 12% have witnessed bullying in the workplace. That adds up to more than half of the U.S. workforce that has been impacted by [...]

By Cary L. Cooper, CNN.com
We have just heard this week about the allegations of bullying in the Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s office in the UK, which hit all the headlines and raised the issue of “what is bullying and how do you deal with it?”
It is certainly the case that during recessions and downturns, [...]

By Heide B. Malhotra, The Epoch Times
A new study found that abusive behavior by managers is often condoned if they meet a firm’s bottom line requirements.
According to a recent University of Iowa study, abusive management—from CEOs to sergeants to shop bosses—may not only escape reprimand, but also receive bonuses and commendations, if they are high-performers.
The [...]

By Sharon Ryan, The Vancouver Sun
Dear Sharon: For two years, I have been the victim of workplace bullying. My boss passes me up for promotions and ostracizes me from social gatherings. Now he and his minions joke about how I must be feeling the pinch by now. I’m sure they want me to leave but [...]

By Rupnarayan Das, merinews.com
One cannot deny the fact that office politics exist, and one cannot run away from it. From the first day of a person’s career to the last day in the office before he or she retires, office politics affects all irrespective of caste, creed, and religion. One’s performance at work, relationship [...]

By Tali Arbel, Post-Bulletin
The recession is creating a “blank check” for office bullies, said one employee advocate.
The downturn’s layoffs might make a bad situation worse for victims, said Gary Namie, director of the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group.
Namie is the author of the “The Bully at Work.” It was originally published in [...]

By John Stancavage, Tulsa World
You might think that with the nation in its deepest recession since the Great Depression, bosses prone to outrageous behavior might tone down their acts a bit.
After all, you don’t want to give anyone a reason to dispatch that pink slip, right?
Not so, says a local human resources consultant. [...]

from AboutMyArea.co.uk
New research by the University of Portsmouth Business School reveals that more than a third of public sector workers have experienced bullying in the last six months – double the number recorded in 1997.
The research, conducted on behalf of UNISON, the UK’s largest public service union, was carried out by Professor of Human [...]

By Ilya Leybovich, ThomasNet New
Bullying in the workplace is said to be a “silent” epidemic, subtly but severely affecting workers’ health and businesses’ bottom lines. There are many ways to deal with a bully, and understanding the psychological factors driving such hostile behavior can be an asset in preventing or alleviating it.
Office bullying is not [...]