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Linking Perceived Organizational Politics to Workplace Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Role of Anger and Fear

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  • Omer Farooq Malik

    (COMSATS University Islamabad)

  • Shaun Pichler

    (California State University)

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The introduction of information and communication technologies in the workplace has extended the scope of bullying behaviors at work to the online context. However, less is known about the role of situational factors in encouraging cyberbullying behavior in the workplace. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of perceived organizational politics in fueling cyberbullying in the workplace, and to examine the central role of negative emotions in this process. The sample comprised 279 faculty members of three large public sector universities in Islamabad, Pakistan. Results demonstrated that perceived organizational politics was positively associated with discrete negative emotions of anger and fear. Moreover, results indicated that anger was positively associated with cyberbullying perpetration, whereas fear was positively associated with face-to-face bullying victimization. Results also supported the idea that victims of face-to-face bullying may develop a positive attitude toward cyberbullying and retaliate against their more powerful face-to-face bullies online, possibly anonymously. We contribute to the literature by demonstrating that both forms of bullying can co-occur in the workplace as a consequence of perceived organizational politics, and the two roles—bully and victim—may be swapped among victims and perpetrators.

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  • Omer Farooq Malik & Shaun Pichler, 2023. "Linking Perceived Organizational Politics to Workplace Cyberbullying Perpetration: The Role of Anger and Fear," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 186(2), pages 445-463, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:186:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1007_s10551-022-05234-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-022-05234-7
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