Apprenticeship Bullying in the Building and Construction Industry

Autor/inn/en	Riggall, Michaela; Skues, Jason; Wise, Lisa
Titel	Apprenticeship Bullying in the Building and Construction Industry
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 59 (2017) 5, S.502-515 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-09-2016-0150
Schlagwörter	Definitions; Incidence; Coping; Bullying; Apprenticeships; Construction Industry; Young Adults; Males; Semi Structured Interviews; Intention; Power Structure; Behavior; Victims; Age Differences; Personality Traits; Human Body; Work Ethic; Performance; Organizational Culture; Leadership Styles; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Begriffsbestimmung; Vorkommen; Bewältigung; Mobbing; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Baugewerbe; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Victim; Opfer; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Menschlicher Körper; Arbeitsethos; Achievement; Leistung; Unternehmenskultur; Führungsstil; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the definition, prevalence, antecedents, consequences and coping behaviours associated with apprenticeship bullying in the building and construction industry. Design/methodology/approach: The sample comprises 13 participants aged between 22 and 27 (M = 23.8, SD = 1.26) who were all men who had completed their apprenticeship within the past five years. Participants completed an individual semi-structured interview in which several themes and sub-themes were identified. Findings: Four characteristics (intention to harm, imbalance in power, repeated behaviours, target interpretation) and two types (personal, work-related) were identified by participants as fundamental to the definition of apprenticeship bullying. Being the target of bullying was found to be commonplace during an apprenticeship. Several antecedents were identified at the individual level (age, personality, physical appearance, work ethic, work performance) along with factors at the organisation level (culture and leadership style) that determined whether bullying would occur. The consequences of apprenticeship bullying included poor individual (personal and work-related) and organisational outcomes. Targets of apprenticeship bullying also tended to use avoidance coping. Originality/value: This study has provided clarification on the characteristics and behaviours associated with apprenticeship bullying, as well as identified the antecedents and consequences of apprenticeship bullying from the perspective of past apprentices in the building and construction industry. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01