Impacts of Workplace Surveys on Workplace Bullying

This report analyzes the impacts of workplace surveys on workplace bullying. It explores the selected organization, research methods, and conclusions. The report emphasizes the need to reduce workplace bullying and create a positive work culture.

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Table of Contents
1. Theme..........................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Brief overview of the literature..............................................................................................2
1.2 Evidence needed to explore and address the research question............................................2
2. Research method..........................................................................................................................3
2.1 Qualitative data......................................................................................................................3
2.2 Quantitative data....................................................................................................................5
3. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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1. Theme
The main focus of this report is analyzing the impacts of workplace surveys on workplace
bullying. The selected organization is KPMG, which a cyber bullying case was occurred about
the case of sexual abuse. A case was filed against the senior colleague in KPMG.
1.1 Brief overview of the literature
Harrington, Warren and Rayner (2015) stated that workplace bullying is a pattern of
mistreatment from the colleagues in workplace which can cause physical as well as emotional
harm to the victim. Taniguchi et al. (2016) argued that the workplace bullying is consisted of
non-verbal, physical abuse as well as humiliation. In the cause of KPMG, the workplace bullying
was being accounted as having been by somebody who has influence over the victim. Lyons and
Coyle (2016) discussed that negative effects of bullying is not only limited to targeted
individuals but it can cause a decline in the employee’s morale and there is change into the
organizational culture. In terms of the gender, the workplace bullying is caused among the
women, therefore they are at higher risk to become a target.
1.2 Evidence needed to explore and address the research question
The research question for this plan is: What are impacts of workplace surveys on
workplace bullying. The evidence related to the cases of workplace bullying for selected
organization is selected to explore and address the research question. It leads to reduce the
workplace bullying by handling the situations properly. The evidences are gathered from the
sources related to selected research topic.

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2. Research method
2.1 Qualitative data
The qualitative research is exploratory research which is used to understand the reasons
and motivations behind conducting the research study. It provides insights to the problems and it
helps to develop ideas related to quantitative research. Qualitative research is utilized to find out
the trends in opinions in addition to dive in depth in the research problems (Karatuna 2015). This
research method is included of unstructured and semi-structured methods. The methods are
included of focus groups, interview along with observations. The sample for this study is small.
The research is involved with collection, examination along with explanation of the data which
are not reduced to numbers (D’Cruz, Noronha and Lutgen-Sandvik 2018). The data is being
related to social world, concepts as well as people behaviors in it.
Strengths: The qualitative study provides such data which is descriptive and it allows
capturing the snapshot of the user population. The qualitative research is involved to gain insider
view of the field (Lyons and Coyle 2016). It permits the researcher to find out the problems
which are missed. It plays a key role to suggest relations, causes as well as effects. It is reflection
of the social reality.
Limitations: Due to limitation of both time as well as cost, this research method is not
draw samples from larger set of the data. The problem related to validity along with reliability is
major. Due to subjective nature of the qualitative data, it is critical to apply conventional
standards of reliability along with validity (D'Cruz et al. 2016). At the time of data generation,
the researcher plays a central role; therefore it is not possible to repeat the qualitative studies.
Time needed to perform the data collection and analysis is lengthy. Analysis related to

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qualitative data is critical and therefore expert knowledge is required to understand the
qualitative data.
The purpose of qualitative data is to deal with the workplace bullying and determine
contributing effects of strategies towards escalation and de-escalation of the buying processes.
For the qualitative study, interview with the workers are done those can target and witness the
workplace bullying (Harrington, Warren and Rayner 2015). It showed that the respondents are
employed various strategies in copying paths and the workers those are opposed and accounted
positive outcomes. The qualitative research is explored and illuminated the workplace bullying
and sexual harassment. This research is regarding simplification of the actors in the workplace
bullying situations like witnesses plus human resources. The researcher uses the qualitative data
to give in-depth understanding of the workplace processes and perceptions bullying the
participants (Glambek, Skogstad and Einarsen 2018). The qualitative studies based on bullying
have been carried out to analyze the impact in the workplace due to harassment and abuse.
The qualitative data aims to store data related to experiences of the respondents of the
workplace bullying. In regards to the forms of the workplace bullying among the business
professionals, the research study aims to expose the respondent’s personal insights of the
bullying (Hogh et al. 2017). The data are provided with useful information when it tries to give
details of the gender differences to account prevalence rates of the workplace bullying. The
qualitative researchers study is related to natural setting, effort to build sense and situations in
terms of meanings people can carry out to them. The qualitative research is stressed towards
importance of the natural settings and also research context (Taniguchi et al. 2016). Relationship
among the researcher along with informants is subject oriented relations which is found in the
qualitative research.

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In the qualitative research, the materials are collected which reflects various views on the
workplace bullying, each of the cases are being described by one of the respondents. In the
qualitative research, it is argued that there are no such correct observations of the events. The
analysis provides various perspectives of the workplace bullying as situation where the victim
plus viewer accounts were being offered with the viewer accounts are overrepresented (Nielsen
and Knardahl 2015). In this research study, at the time of analyzing the significance of the
gender in perceptions of the workplace bullying, there are two main types of emphasis such as
attribution of the cause and attribution of the accountability. The respondent’s attributions of
responsibility and accountability are understood to concern the insights on what was workplace
bullying (Glambek, Skogstad and Einarsen 2018). The aim of this data collection method is to
analyze prevalence along with forms of the workplace bullying among the business professionals
holds of managerial and expert positions.
2.2 Quantitative data
The quantitative research is utilized to measure the problems by generating of numerical
data or the data which is transformed in practical statistics. It is used to measure opinions,
defined variables, attitudes plus behaviors. This method can used to generate results from the
larger sample population (Brannen 2017). It is used for measuring the collected data to originate
facts in addition to discover the patterns in the research study. This data collection method is
structured as compared to qualitative method. The methods for data collection are included of
surveys, face-to-face interviews, and longitudinal study along with systematic observations.
Observations as well as questionnaires are produced the quantitative information. Experimental
results can limit the ways in which the research participant can respond and articulate the social

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behavior (Bryman 2017). Statistics helps the quantitative data to get useful data help with
decision making.
Strengths: Quantitative data interprets with the statistical analysis and it is viewed as
objective and rational. This data method is useful to test and validate the constructed theories
(Barnham 2015). The quantitative research method is provided allowance on formulating the
statistical sound. It offers with macro view of the details and larger samples. Due to large sample
size, the conclusion of quantitative research is generalized. Evaluation of various data sets is
done and it is at earlier pace and precisely. This data collection method is proper when there is
required to have methodical and consistent comparisons (Lyons and Coyle 2016). There is
manual implementation of the ideas which are computerized properly that can save time.
Limitations: Quantitative experiments are not taking place in the natural settings. They
are not allowed the research participants to determine choices and meaning to research questions
for the participants. There is required to have larger sample for proper data analysis. Small
quantitative studies are less reliable due to low quantity of the data (Glambek, Skogstad and
Einarsen 2018). It affects capability to simplify the research study findings to wider populations.
Most of the studies based on the workplace bullying are conducted with use of the survey
method where it helps to measure respondent’s exposure towards negative behaviors. Larger
survey can provide reliable as well as generalisable data related to the organizational correlation
(Karatuna 2015). The quantitative surveys are made to capture the patterns along with escalation
processes and surveys which are provided data to recognize the subjective meanings of the
collected data. Most of the research studies related to workplace bullying are cross sectional data.
This research data aims to determine general work environment as well as negative behaviors

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that the respondents are being subject to work (Harrington, Warren and Rayner 2015). The
questionnaire information is being treated with high level of confidentiality. The quantitative
study is examined relationship among the bullying victimization within the workplace, focused
on the personality traits and casualty of locus of the control faith. The purpose of quantitative
study is explored position of the victims when acts of harassment plus workplace bullying within
the workplace (Nielsen and Knardahl 2015). Within the quantitative study, there are victims of
bullying in workplace and methods in which the victims are managed like conflict. Problem
solving skills are required to identify relations among the factors along with victimization.
The quantitative data are represented by the interval as well as ratio scales and it can lead
to the statistical manipulation. The quantitative study is being collected at same time along with
from the group of respondents (Harrington, Warren and Rayner 2015). Most of the priority is
provided towards the quantitative data. The quantitative data is focused on the numbers along
with mathematical measurements and it is planned and computed. The researcher prepares
questions related to the workplace bullying so that they can analyze the causes of the bullying in
the workplace which provides a huge impact on the workplace employees. From the incident of
KPMG, it is observed that workplace bullying acts as verbal comments that can hurt the person
mentally in workplace. It is seen that the workplace bullying is involved with negative physical
contact. It is involved with frequent incidents and patterns of the behavior which is planned to
insult humiliate and disgrace the person and group of people. It is being explained as declaration
of the power throughout the aggression. In the workplace, bullying is an issue which can hamper
the brand reputation of the workplace where it was occurred (Glambek, Skogstad and Einarsen
2018). Bullying behavior is not included of expressing dissimilarities of opinions, offers

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constructive feedback, guidance and reasonable actions which are taken by the employer and
supervisor related to management.
3. Conclusion
It is concluded that for this research study, both quantitative and qualitative data is
selected to analyze the data related to the workplace bullying. The sources indicated that the
workplace bullying is escalating. It is analyzed that the qualitative research is based on the
observations while the quantitative data is based on statistical data. Therefore, mixed methods
are used to analyze the data. The qualitative research is exploratory and it is used to achieve
understanding of the reasons and opinions. The statistical data which is collected throughout the
use of quantitative data are used to analyze the data in statistical form. The evaluation of
collected data is being performed and it is easier to pace and precise. It is a proper data collection
method which is needed to have methodical and consistent comparisons so that the selected topic
for the research is analyzed accurately as well as perfectly. In the selected organization, the
workplace bullying is being compared with domestic violence which is being encountered by the
individuals. It is identified that the bullying is not controlled and stopped until the solution of the
problem is being identified. There is required to effective implementation of solutions and code
of conduct within the workplace so that the organization can bring changes in their business
functions and operations. Emotional intelligence is being complicated and it is required for the
leads within the organization. Education as well as training is required within the organization so
that there is better implementation of the work culture.

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