Opis: | Research on working conditions shows that psychological violence at work is one of the biggest problems today. One particular form of psychological violence in the workplace is mobbing, which in practice we can encounter every day, but often are not aware of it.
The purpose of this masters thesis is to clarify the concept and emphasise the importance of the effects of mobbing in the workplace, to find the causes of its occurrence, to show the consequences and of course to suggest solutions. Acknowledging the causes and consequences is of special importance for solving the problems related to mobbing and also for further identification of prevention measures.
The thesis is divided into theoretical and empirical parts. In the theoretical part the concept of mobbing, the causes of its occurrence and related consequences that influence the individual, co-workers, organization and society are presented. Also in this part, ways to prevent mobbing in the workplace are presented, describing preventive measures that may be incorporated by the state, at the company level and by every individual. Adoption of these mechanisms or preventive approaches can reduce the costs that emerge due to sick leave and compensations and thus increase the efficiency and success of an organisation.
In the empirical part of the thesis, the research work on a sample of 305 respondents is presented. Here we asses how leadership styles, communication, perception of stress and job satisfaction affect the perception of mobbing within the organization or the workplace. We also examine whether there are differences in the perception of mobbing acts based on gender and hierarchical position.
Statistics show that mobbing is present at all levels of an organization, both among men and women.
The reasons are varied: inadequate leadership, inefficient communication, stress at the workplace and dissatisfaction of employees. All this affects occurrence .The perpetuators of mobbing activities can be found among leading workers, co-workers and clients.
To prevent such abuse in the workplace, organizations will have to do much, since some organization are still insufficiently aware of the importance of identifying the aggressive behaviour the consequences of which do not stop with the victim, but are extended to the entire organization. |
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