Purpose -The aim of the study is to explore how organizational culture influences occurrences of workplace bullying in Estonia as a post-transitional country. Another objective is to produce comprehensive empirical evidence of bullying in the specific cultural context. Design/methodology/approach -The survey is based on the internationally well-known research instrument, the Negative Acts Questionnaire Revised (NAQ-R) (Mikkelsen and Einarsen) and the Questionnaire of Organizational Culture (QOC) (Vadi et al.). Findings -Victims of bullying: 22 percent -at least one negative act per week; 9.3 percent -at least two negative acts per week; 0.6 percent -by definition (several times per week or daily); 8 percent -by definition (occasionally). The results reveal a clear negative relationship between bullying and task and relationship orientation of organizational culture. Practical implications -The present study indicates clear factors at the organizational level where the preventive actions are needed to diminish the negative impact of bullying on employee's well-being and encourages a discussion and further studies of workplace bullying in post-transitional countries. Originality/value -In Estonia and in other post-transitional countries workplace bullying has not yet been studied closely. This study provides a comprehensive approach of workplace bullying related to organizational culture in a post-transitional country.
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