Development, implementation and evaluation of a process to prevent and combat workplace bullying

Area of Science:

• Occupational Health
• Organizational Psychology
• Public Health Interventions

Background:

• Workplace bullying poses significant risks to employee well-being and organizational functioning.
• Effective prevention and intervention strategies require collaborative efforts from all organizational levels.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and implement a collaborative intervention program aimed at preventing and combating workplace bullying.
• To evaluate the process and outcomes of the anti-bullying intervention.

Main Methods:

• Community-based participatory approach utilizing grounded theory methodology.
• Data collection through individual and focus group interviews.
• Comparative analysis of pre- and post-intervention data.

Main Results:

• Immediate supervisors, co-workers, and upper management are key to bullying prevention.
• Intervention increased employee awareness, improved workplace atmosphere, and strengthened collaboration.
• Supervisors actively engaged in preventing and combating bullying using humanistic values.

Conclusions:

• The anti-bullying intervention demonstrated initial success in improving workplace dynamics.
• Ongoing systematic work is recommended for full implementation of the action plan and conflict resolution system.