Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT This paper aims to characterize a case of moral harassment in a federal institution of higher education and to identify its consequences for the different actors. We carried out a descriptive and qualitative case study and collected data by means of documentary research with an analysis of the related administrative process, which includes statements of those involved in the case, and an in-depth interview with the harassed employee. The results revealed the occurrence of vertical descendant moral harassment characterized by abuse of power, authoritarianism and perverse manipulation, with severe consequences for the harassed employee´s physical, mental and emotional health. We found that the institution's human resources management department's non-action in terms of intermediating the conflict and the institutional culture and structure may all have favored the occurrence of the case and the harasser´s impunity. For the organization, the occurrences generated degradation in the workplace and in motivation and the team split, as well as income decline and other financial losses. Beyond the financial issues, there was also even more serious damage to the society, as a public institution should look after citizens´ properties and civil rights, whether concerning finances, productivity or social areas. We can conclude that moral harassment is a multidimensional process that violates the individual´s fundamental rights with severe impact on his/her physical and psychological health, on organizations and on the society in general. |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution Guimarães,Carmelita Angélica moral harassment people management human resources management higher education federal institution |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution |
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Workplace moral harassment and its consequences: A case study in a federal higher education institution |
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Guimarães,Carmelita Angélica |
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Guimarães,Carmelita Angélica Cançado,Vera L. Lima,Reginaldo de Jesus Carvalho |
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moral harassment people management human resources management higher education federal institution |
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ABSTRACT This paper aims to characterize a case of moral harassment in a federal institution of higher education and to identify its consequences for the different actors. We carried out a descriptive and qualitative case study and collected data by means of documentary research with an analysis of the related administrative process, which includes statements of those involved in the case, and an in-depth interview with the harassed employee. The results revealed the occurrence of vertical descendant moral harassment characterized by abuse of power, authoritarianism and perverse manipulation, with severe consequences for the harassed employee´s physical, mental and emotional health. We found that the institution's human resources management department's non-action in terms of intermediating the conflict and the institutional culture and structure may all have favored the occurrence of the case and the harasser´s impunity. For the organization, the occurrences generated degradation in the workplace and in motivation and the team split, as well as income decline and other financial losses. Beyond the financial issues, there was also even more serious damage to the society, as a public institution should look after citizens´ properties and civil rights, whether concerning finances, productivity or social areas. We can conclude that moral harassment is a multidimensional process that violates the individual´s fundamental rights with severe impact on his/her physical and psychological health, on organizations and on the society in general. |
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