The study of workplace bullying is no longer a new phenomenon and has undergone widespread research. The article is premised on the assumption that there are imbalances in existing studies as research is always pointed towards the victims of bullying. Therefore, new research has been called for to examine bullying allegations from the perpetrators perspective.
Most of what we know in relation to work place bullying comes from the viewpoints of the bullied victims and bystanders. This study aims to close the gap in existing literature by focussing their research around the ignored views of stakeholders such as, the bully’s standpoint which has been identified as the gap in research. Existing research tended to rely on self-reports of the bullied targets and witnesses. This suggests existing research gave only an impartial stance of bullying. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to focus on bullying from the alleged bully’s standpoint and examine reasons for bullying, the types of behaviour labelled as bullying, examining the background of the bullying allegations made, different types of bullying in the workplace and the perpetrators justification of their behaviours. The core issue being addressed is that “the term bullying needs to be approached with caution. This is because it is often not clear whether the term is being used to describe
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Participants reported severe mental health problems which they identified as being the result of the allegations made against them. This could be because participants lost their jobs as a result will affect their standard of living which can lead to distress. According to (Jenkins, Winefield and Sarris, 2011) bullies can experience “negative psychological health outcomes in terms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and suicidal ideation. These show the effects of bullying are not just felt by the targets but also the alleged