Escaping
bullying: The simultaneous impact of individual and unit-level bullying on
turnover intentions
Abstract
In this
study, we investigate the simultaneous impact of, and interaction between,
being the direct target of bullying and working in an environment characterized
by bullying upon employees’ turnover intentions. Hierarchical linear modeling
analysis of a sample of 41 hospital units and 357 nurses demonstrates that
working in an environment characterized by bullying increases individual
employees’ turnover intentions. Importantly, employees report similarly high
turnover intentions when they are either the direct target of bullying or when
they work in work units characterized by high bullying. Results also suggest
that the impact of unit-level bullying is stronger on those who are not often
directly bullied themselves.
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