WBI Books and Research Topics
Books
The Bully-free Workplace: Stop Jerks, Weasels, and Snakes From Killing Your Organization (2011) By Gary Namie, PhD & Ruth Namie, PhD. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Available here .
The Bully At Work: What You Can Do to Stop the Hurt and Reclaim Your Dignity On the Job (2000, 2003, 2009) By Gary Namie, PhD & Ruth Namie, PhD. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks. Second edition: Available here.
Workplace Bullying Research by WBI
The Topics Investigated
A set of 49 studies exploring most aspects of the workplace bullying phenomenon by the American pioneers, primarily from the perspectives of targeted individuals, conducted since the year 2000.
Use links below to access all study synopses & downloadable reports.
U.S. National Prevalence (Scientific surveys)
2007 US / 2010 US / 2014 US
U.S. Business Leaders' Opinions (Scientific poll)
2013-BL
Why bullying happens
2012-A
Discovering the phenomenon
2013-Discovery
Perpetrator & target gender
2000 / 2003 / 2007 US / 2010 US / 2012-SE / 2014 US
Race of bullied targets
2014 US / 2010 US
Age of bullied targets
2013-G
Politics & bullying
2010 US / 2014 US / 2012-E
Perpetrator rank
2003 / 2007 US / 2009-A / 2012-H / 2014 US / 2012-F
Lone perpetrator or multiples
2007 US / 2012-H / 2014-B
Target selection factors
2000 / 2003 / 2007 US / 2012-I / 2014-A
Targets' prior abuse
2011-F / 2013-H 2014-C
Bullying tactics
2003 / 2007 US / 2011-I / 2012-F
Where bullying occurs
2007 US / 2013-Industry
Bullying rate compared to discrimination
2000 / 2007 US / 2014
Targets' responses to bullying
2007 US / 2012-SE / 2013-D / 2013-I / 2012-D / 2014-C
Exposure time to bullying
2000 / 2007 US
Barriers to leaving
2013-C
Health harm from bullying
2000 / 2003 / 2012-D / 2013-E / 2013-I / 2012-D 2014-C
Mental Health Professionals
2013-E / 2014-C
Mediation
2011-D
Vacation/leave time for targets
2011-H / 2013-A
Economic impact for targets
2000 / 2009-B / 2011-A / 2012-SE / 2014 US
Support for bullied targets
2000 / 2011-L / 2012-D
Coworkers' actions
2008 / 2014 US / / 2012-D
Reasons for coworkers' actions
2009-A
What stopped the bullying -- "victory" "justice"
2000 / 2007 US / 2011-J / 2012-F / 2014
Target support for unions
2011-A / 2011-C
Support for perpetrators
2007 US / 2013-F
Consequences for perpetrators
2009-B
Employers' attitudes & actions
2008 / 2010 US / 2012-E / 2012-G / 2013-B / 2013-BL / 2014 US
Employer policies
2012-SE / 2012-B
HR & bullying
2012-SE / 2012-C
Effect of recession
2009-A / 2010 US
Internet/Social media use & bullying
2011-E / 2011-G
Support for a law
2010 US / 2014 US
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