Reducing Workplace Bullying through Workplace Spirituality and Job Satisfaction (Preprint)
Authors: Kumar Sushil 
Published: April 2020

BACKGROUND

Workplace bullying is a social stressor in the workplace context, the more dangerous problems as compared to other work stress ‘(Einarsen & Mikkelsen, 2003; Zapf, Knorz, Kulla, 1996b)’. Definition of workplace bullying is a repeated and enduring harmful acts, it is directed towards more target to themselves ‘(Einarsen 2000; Einarsen, Hoef, Zapf, cooper, 2003)’. The stressful working environment creates for an extended period may lead to the development of bullying at work (Leymann, 1996). Stress theory is a growing body of this research which explore to the workplace bullying as a significant source of mental stress at workplace which is distract or create to mental health issue and reduce the quality of life well-being for the shorter and longer period (Hoobler et al. 2010)More details of workplace bullying has been started to reduce the job satisfaction and work engagement ‘(Rodriguez-Munoz et. 2009)’.
Workplace bullying is repeated stress-inducing action towards another in the passive, active manner. It creates a ghost in the employe. It creates a feeling of defencelessness workplace bullying happens due to ignorance of the issue, bullies supported through action or inaction of management. Stressed employees were taking the frustration out on others. No system of reporting or protection for victims. Lack of recognition and anti-bullying laws worldwide. Nowadays, workplace bullying has been found every were in the workplace across the world ‘(Einarsen. et al. 2011)’. As per the past research review, workplace bullying I found in India is limited as compared to other countries with fewer data. Empirical research as an Indian point of view workplace bullying has been pioneered by D’ Cruz and Rayner (2013, 2015). Workplace bullying among the Indian workforce were more popular research Articles on workplace bullying published in India reflecting on the nature and closeness of hostility, mistreatment occurs in the Indian workplace and published in the several news paper on Times of India, the Hindu, and the Indian express. Workplace bullying in India also highlighted at Bollywood movies; the researcher needs to put attention on workplace bullying.

OBJECTIVE

Workplace bullying is a persevering behavior of mistreatment from others in the workplace. It creates a bad environment in the workplace and causes either physical or emotional harm. Workplace bullying is considered a criminal case under the organization. It is very harmful to the employee. It is not very easy to find workplace bullying in this paper. We found moderating/controlling take part in workplace spirituality between workplace bullying and employee productivity. We found that there is very little research has been done in the relationship between workplace spirituality and the workplace bullying, The main focus of this research paper to create a conceptual model on the employees' relationship between workplace spirituality and workplace bullying with employee satisfaction as mediators role.

METHODS

Workplace bullying is a persevering behavior of mistreatment from others in the workplace. It creates a bad environment in the workplace and causes either physical or emotional harm. Workplace bullying is considered a criminal case under the organization. It is very harmful to the employee. It is not very easy to find workplace bullying in this paper. We found moderating/controlling take part in workplace spirituality between workplace bullying and employee productivity. We found that there is very little research has been done in the relationship between workplace spirituality and the workplace bullying, The main focus of this research paper to create a conceptual model on the employees' relationship between workplace spirituality and workplace bullying with employee satisfaction as mediators role. Workplace spirituality is negatively impacted on workplace bullying and positively correlated with employee satisfaction. Employee satisfaction is negatively related to workplace bullying; these studies have carried out from the social exchange theory, organization fit theory, social control theory, employee satisfaction theory and previous literature review. We have framed the hypothesis of this research paper is employee job satisfaction as the mediator between workplace spirituality and workplace bullying. According to this model in the long run, served employee who has experienced spirituality at the workplace is more likely to be satisfied with the work environment and not under in workplace bullying. It provides the concept of workplace spirituality on workplace bullying via employee satisfaction; there is a need for such an organization that creates a spiritual environment for working culture to the workplace that how to cope with such problems or situations.

RESULTS

Workplace spirituality is negatively impacted on workplace bullying and positively correlated with employee satisfaction. Employee satisfaction is negatively related to workplace bullying; these studies have carried out from the social exchange theory, organization fit theory, social control theory, employee satisfaction theory and previous literature review. We have framed the hypothesis of this research paper is employee job satisfaction as the mediator between workplace spirituality and workplace bullying. According to this model in the long run, served employee who has experienced spirituality at the workplace is more likely to be satisfied with the work environment and not under in workplace bullying. It provides the concept of workplace spirituality on workplace bullying via employee satisfaction; there is a need for such an organization that creates a spiritual environment for working culture to the workplace that how to cope with such problems or situations.

CONCLUSIONS

According to this model in the long run, served employee who has experienced spirituality at the workplace is more likely to be satisfied with the work environment and not under in workplace bullying. It provides the concept of workplace spirituality on workplace bullying via employee satisfaction; there is a need for such an organization that creates a spiritual environment for working culture to the workplace that how to cope with such problems or situations.