A few very brief notes on an article from De Cieri (2019) titled, “๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐: ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ” This study involved an online survey of members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victoria). Of the 69,927 members, 4,891 completed the survey. 42% of respondents reported experiencing bullying at work during the […]
Another quick summary from Wu et al. (2015) on the determinants of workplace violence against clinical physicians in (Taiwanese) hospitals. This paper adds further weight to the business case for an improved safety climate in workplaces, in this case; hospitals, as a protective factor against workplace violence. Abstract Objectives: Workplace violence in the health sector […]
Despite the critical role they play in shaping society and organisational culture and practice, the role of government regulators and external influences is the least researched level of the vertical system structure (see Rasmussenโs Hierarchical Sociotechnical System Structure).ย Much more work needs to be done in this space. During COVID lockdowns, based on anecdotal evidence […]
As the title indicates, this paper explored the relationships between social (dis)organisation and social ties and workplace sexual harassment. The authorsโ aim was to identify predictors of sexual harassment victimisation in the workplace. Sexual harassment has been defined by the (USA) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as, โunwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, and other […]
