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Workplace Cyberbullying: Nature, Characteristics, and Implications

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The information technology revolution has fundamentally altered company operations around the world. The Internet has significantly enhanced employee connectedness in the workplace, eclipsing the antiquated brick-and-mortar model. Nonetheless, as information technology advances, cyberbullying has grown in popularity in the professional environment. Cyberbullying is not geographically, temporally, or milieu-specific. Arguments concerning this ubiquitous danger have plagued scholars and professionals for several decades as they debated its conception, prevalence, and implications. The current research digs into many facets of cyberbullying to facilitate the creation of constructive policies and effectively manage the labor environment. Additionally, a few ideas and remedies are offered, as well as the future course of action for effectively addressing the crucial issue of cyberbullying.

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  • Tansif Ur Rehman, 2025. "Workplace Cyberbullying: Nature, Characteristics, and Implications," Evaluation Review, , vol. 49(4), pages 625-654, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:49:y:2025:i:4:p:625-654
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X241304293
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