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Workplace Cyberbullying: A Nuanced Definition, Significant Consequences, and Collective Solutions

Workplace Cyberbullying: A Nuanced Definition, Significant Consequences, and Collective Solutions

Jillian Yarbrough
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799849124|ISBN10: 1799849120|EISBN13: 9781799849131
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4912-4.ch002
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Yarbrough, Jillian. "Workplace Cyberbullying: A Nuanced Definition, Significant Consequences, and Collective Solutions." Handbook of Research on Cyberbullying and Online Harassment in the Workplace, edited by Leslie Ramos Salazar, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 23-44. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4912-4.ch002

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Yarbrough, J. (2021). Workplace Cyberbullying: A Nuanced Definition, Significant Consequences, and Collective Solutions. In L. Ramos Salazar (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Cyberbullying and Online Harassment in the Workplace (pp. 23-44). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4912-4.ch002

Chicago

Yarbrough, Jillian. "Workplace Cyberbullying: A Nuanced Definition, Significant Consequences, and Collective Solutions." In Handbook of Research on Cyberbullying and Online Harassment in the Workplace, edited by Leslie Ramos Salazar, 23-44. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4912-4.ch002

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Abstract

Technology has changed the modern work environment. In contemporary workplaces, employees can communicate from anywhere in the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week through email, corporate social media, text messages, blogs, etc. In general, this increased communication access supports productivity, but in some circumstances, the increased employee to employee access presents troubling outcomes. One such troubling outcome is the rise of cyberbullying and harassment in the workplace. In fact, research indicates that the number of individuals experiencing cyberbullying in the workplace is on the rise. With increased virtual incivilities, organizations must create strategies to protect the employees and organizational efficiencies. With these goals in mind, the following chapter will examine the importance of creating a clear organizational definition of cyberbullying, the organizational consequences of allowing cyberbullying to continue and solutions organizations can implement to create a positive work environment that is free from cyberbullying.

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