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The changing role of the nation-state and regulation: Workplace bullying legislation in The Netherlands

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  • Premilla D’Cruz

    (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India)

  • Roelie Mulder

    (Zeeland County Council, The Netherlands)

  • Ernesto Noronha

    (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India)

  • Niels Beerepoot

    (Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Slawek Magala

    (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Workplace bullying literature has focused mainly on actions of individual targets of mistreatment, undertaken to address the problem, and on analyses of the effectiveness of responses. Less attention has been paid to the efficacy of state regulation in establishing a climate of prevention as well as redress. We examine the role of the Dutch Working Conditions Act as a means of mitigating workplace bullying from the perspective of legislative intention, processes and outcomes. Semi-structured interviews with stakeholders involved in creating, influencing and implementing the Act are analysed thematically to highlight how contextual, employer and phenomenon-specific factors affect the effectiveness of legislation with regard to workplace bullying. The findings indicate that state involvement, organisational commitment and collective action are all important contributors in reducing workplace bullying, but that even in the context of neoliberalism, the role of the nation-state is of critical importance, notwithstanding initiatives by employers. JEL Codes: J58, J78, J81, M54

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  • Premilla D’Cruz & Roelie Mulder & Ernesto Noronha & Niels Beerepoot & Slawek Magala, 2019. "The changing role of the nation-state and regulation: Workplace bullying legislation in The Netherlands," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 30(1), pages 77-98, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:30:y:2019:i:1:p:77-98
    DOI: 10.1177/1035304618823959
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    Keywords

    Anti-bullying legislation; coping; Dutch Working Conditions Act; labour inspectors; neoliberalism; state; targets; unions;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J58 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Public Policy
    • J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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