Tackling Workplace Bullying: A Scholarship of Engagement Study of Workplace Wellness as a System

Author(s)

Alexia Georgakopoulos, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Michael Kelly, Nova Southeastern University

Publication Title

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

ISSN

1753-8351

Publication Date

12-4-2017

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of the benefits of wellness programs for contemporary organizations and aids in tackling workplace bullying.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used a qualitative design and employs a new empirical approach to tackle workplace bullying. With over a hundred working professionals engaged in focus groups and facilitation methodologies for a total of five workshops and 60 hours, this study suggests a new framework for intervening in workplace bullying that considers workplace wellness as a system.

DOI

10.1108/IJWHM-11-2016-0081

Volume

10

Issue

6

First Page

450

Last Page

474

NSUWorks Citation

Georgakopoulos, A., & Kelly, M. (2017). Tackling Workplace Bullying: A Scholarship of Engagement Study of Workplace Wellness as a System. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 10 (6), 450-474. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-11-2016-0081