Naslov
Individual antecedents of mobbing – the case of Croatia

Autori
Pološki Vokić, Nina ; Idžojtić, Valentina

Izvornik
Journal of accounting and management (Zagreb) (1848-137X) 2 (2012), 1; 89-113

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
mobbing; antecedents of mobbing; individual antecedents of mobbing; group antecedents of mobbing; organizational antecedents of mobbing; external antecedents of mobbing; Croatia

Sažetak
In the paper, antecedents of mobbing are categorized into four groups – individual, group, organizational and external antecedents. Individual antecedents described are victim factors (personality, perceptions and attitudes, working characteristics, and demographic characteristics) and aggressor factors (personality, demographic characteristics, management/leadership style, management skills, and other characteristics). Group and organizational antecedents explained are work design, working environment, organizational policies and practices, independent characteristics of the organization, and other organizational antecedents. External antecedents emphasized are environment uncertainty, and cultural setting. Empirical part of the paper investigates individual antecedents of mobbing, as they were rarely the research subject, although everything in life and organizations starts with individuals. The research instrument consisted of two parts – a highly-structured questionnaire for measuring the presence of mobbing developed by Kostelić-Martić in 2005, and questions about the individual characteristics of participants (gender, age, educational level, marital status, number of children, years of employment, size of the enterprise). 125 respondents participated in the survey. Results did not support the argument that individual characteristics – gender, age, educational level, marital status, number of children, years of employment, and size of the enterprise are important predictors of experiences of mobbing in the workplace. However, the support for the individual antecedents’ hypothesis that employees with greater family responsibilities may provoke mobbing has been found. Precisely, the highest level of mobbing is perceived by employees with three or more children.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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