What is Workplace bullying?
{{Complex}} '''Workplace bullying''' is [[bullying]] that occurs in the [[Job|workplace]]. People are mistreated, they experience either physical or bodily harm. Workplace bullying includes [[Verbal abuse|verbal]], nonverbal, [[Psychological abuse|psychological]], and [[physical abuse]], as well as [[humiliation]]. This type of [[aggression]] is difficult to detect. Unlike the typical [[School bullying|school bully]], people bullying at the workplace use the rules and policires of their organization and their society. In most cases, people who report the bullying say that someone who has authority over the victim did it. ullies can also be [[Peer group|peers]] and [[wikt:subordinate|subordinates]].<ref>Rayner, C., & Cooper, C. L. (2006). Workplace Bullying. In Kelloway, E., Barling, J. & Hurrell Jr., J. (eds.), Handbook of workplace violence (pp. 47-90). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.</ref> When subordinates take part in bullying this is known as ''upwards bullying''. The least visible segment of workplace bullying involves upwards bullying. In this scenario, bullying tactics are manipulated and applied against “the boss,” usually for strategically designed outcomes.<ref>(Jones, 2009; Oade, 2015; Patterson et al., 2018).</ref> Research has also investigated the impact of the larger organizational context on bullying as well as the group-level processes that impact the incidence and maintenance of bullying behaviour.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ramsay|first1=Sheryl|last2=Troth|first2=Ashlea|last3=Branch|first3=Sara|year=2011|title=Work-place bullying: A group processes framework|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-occupational-and-organizational-psychology_2011-12_84_4/page/799|journal=Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology|volume=84|issue=4|pages=799–816|doi=10.1348/2044-8325.002000}}</ref> Bullying can be hidden or overt. It may be missed by superiors; it may be known by many throughout the organization. Negative effects are not limited to the targeted individuals, and may lead to a decli