Bullying, disability and work

A case study of workplace bullying

Bibliographic Data

ID15543614
AuthorsMargaret H Vickers (corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume4
Issue3
Pages255-272
Publication date2009-10-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Research in Organizations and Management An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1746-5648 • E-ISSN: 1746-5656
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/17465640911002536
OpenAlexW2019336275
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited35

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of a woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) who was bullied out of her workplace. Design/methodology/approach The paper commences with a narrative about our protagonist, Miranda (a pseudonym), before offering some important contextual theoretical information, including: a discussion of employment concerns for people with disability generally, and for those with MS in particular, and of workplace bullying. Miranda's experiences are then shared as an intrinsic and particularistic case study of her experiences of being bullied following her disclosure of MS at her workplace. Findings Recommendations are made for further research into the potential problems of the workplace experiences of people with disability as a result of learning from the particularities of Miranda's individual case, as well as how this case study has illuminated a potentially much wider and previously unexamined problem of workplace bullying of people with disability. Originality/value The author is unable to find any other research studies that examine the phenomenon of workplace bullying of people with disability in general, or people with MS in particular

Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Originality · Phenomenon · Political science · Pseudonym · Value (mathematics · Workplace bullying · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment · Workplace Violence and Bullying