2013 Workplace Bullying Survey - By Industry
From the Project Management and Workplace Respect Blog
by Paul Pelletier
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In a 2013 survey conducted by the Workplace Bullying Institute with a group of predominantly women, healthcare, education and government were the 3 top industries prone to workplace bullying.
Do you agree?
Posted on: September 20, 2015 02:22 PM |
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Agreed but the menace is everywhere.
Manas De Amin
Director| Computer Technology Group Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Yes, Arul. It's everywhere.
Paul, from your last webinar; I developed an impression that, in construction industry it perhaps is the worst.
Paul Pelletier
Project management key note speaker, author, corporate lawyer, and executive| Paul Pelletier Consulting
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
I would say that there are some industries where it seems to be more prevalent but that is it sadly, everywhere. The worst industries tend to be IT, healthcare, construction and education. When there is a huge focus on short term results or there are a lot of ego-focused people vying for attention or resources, the environment tends to attract more bullies.
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