Progress Report on Workplace Bullying in Healthcare Organizations of New Zealand

This progress report discusses the secondary and primary research methods used to study workplace bullying in healthcare organizations of New Zealand. It also highlights the importance of workplace bullying and the upcoming plans for data analysis.

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1. Secondary research
Since the secondary data are the existing data that has been present already it is a time
consuming method. The data that have been used in the research were already carefully
selected. Each of the journal has significant potions to cover and significant knowledge to
provide. In the report it would be able to manifest the way the secondary research was carried
out. The vising library was the first step as the beginning as well as online researches. The
data found were numerous however, the tough task was to select the relevant ones. The
relevant data were selected by readings. Also, in this following week intense reading was
performed in order to ensure the data selected were genuinely relevant to the topic,
Workplace Bullying in Healthcare Organizations of New Zealand.
In the article, Bullying in workplace article by ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (2018),the heathcare
system has been explained in order to understand the concept of workplace bullying in the
healthcare setting. Focusing New Zealand, the article have adequate discussion on workplace
bullying in the healthcare setting. Power is a tool that is often found responsible for
corruption, in workplace bullying by louisville.edu (2018),te processes through which power
is misused is discussed. There are several factors that can impact on the ways buulying or
misusing of power take place. The significant factors that has been highlighted in the article
by Gardner et al. 2016. Bullying can occur in various ways, and the various ways workplace
harassment take place is discussed, specifically focusing on healthcare setting by Lutgen-
Sandvik, Hood and Jacobson (2016). In the end, the article journals for workplace bullying
in the mcser.org (2018), have discussed several impacts of workplace bulling involving.
2. Primary research
The primary research is the most recent and primarily handed information. This involves
information that has been collected for the very first time. The primary research in this

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present paper, Workplace Bullying in Healthcare Organizations of New Zealand, is the
survey method. The survey method is a lengthy process which would involve making survey
question. The week has been utilized to prepare the survey questions. The surveys are needed
to be conducted through online process as it will help obtaining data in an organized manner.
There is less chances of getting any error while interpreting it.
The sample for the survey are the workers of the healthcare industry who have relevant
experience. They are the people who would be able to understand the questions and answer
from the perspective that the research aim to achieve. The preparation of the survey is an
essential part as the sample requires some preparation from before. It is important to let the
people filling the survey know the purpose and the aim of the research. along with awareness
other ethics needed to be taken care.
3. Emphasis Change
The initial process was the most vital and it was faced with challenges. The major issue was
the mental stress and strain factor that the employees faced. Initially it was about to be
ignored by the researchers however a change was implemented. It was noted by the
researcher that it is an essential part and therefore cannot be considered reluctantly. The
factor of physical change and development was also not focused enough. Therefore, in the
later part the change had to be implemented in order to be essential.
4. Other Information
Bullying is an important factor in healthcare setting as it changes the rate of people
joining healthcare industry and the turnover rate. Workplace bullying are important concerns
and they are related to the justification of the theories related to bullying in the workplace.
5. Coming Week’s Plan

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The next part would be data analyzing which is a crucial part of the research. The
research will look at the data gathered through the survey involving the healthcare industry
workers. The data analyzing will take the project to a step further where the research would
be able the find the results to the research questions.

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6. Actual: Plus thus far
Action Steps
What Will Be Done?
Responsibilities
Who Will Do It?
Timeline
By When? (Day/Month)
Step 1:
Data collection to the research:
this part would consider
background study that has been
used in the introduction of the
research. The data collection
would be through online process
and each participants of sample
would be emailed with the link of
The researcher 10 days would be required for the
completion of the activities identified in
the research study

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the survey.
This part considers the
background study and setting of
the research aim as well as
objectives. Followed by that the
research rationale have been
created. This is the most critical
part of the research study as
experienced by the researcher.
Based up on the research done for
the introductory chapter, the
researcher have also highlighted
the significance of the research
and set the structure based on
which the research would be
conducted. The researcher would
consider the mentioned above

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factors and ensure the
questionnaire made is appropriate
to the research.
Step 2:
Data analysis: This is one of the
most critical part of the primary
research that is conducted here.
This part of the questionnaire of
the research study regards the
concepts. The questionnaire of the
survey would be based on the
following concepts:
 Concept of workplace
bullying in healthcare
 Conceptual Framework of
the study
 Identification of the
The researcher 14 days

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theories related to
workplace bullying
 Expected conclusion
Step 3: The next part is the
development of the coming to a
conclusion. In previous part, the
researcher have identified the
research, research approach, and
also indicated the data collection
as well as indicated the ethical
considerations that have been
indicated in the research.
Following the methodology of the
research, the researcher would be
able to make expected conclusion.
The Researcher 2 days

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References:
Gardner, D., O’Driscoll, M., Cooper-Thomas, H., Roche, M., Bentley, T., Catley, B., ... & Trenberth, L. (2016). Predictors of
workplace bullying and cyber-bullying in New Zealand. International journal of environmental research and public health,
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louisville.edu (2018) workplace bullying retrieved on Sept 21st 2018 from: https://louisville.edu/ombuds/selfhelp/reading/Workplace
%20Bullying.pdf
Lutgen-Sandvik, P., Hood, J. N., & Jacobson, R. P. (2016). The impact of positive organizational phenomena and workplace bullying
on individual outcomes. Journal of Managerial Issues, 28(1/2), 30-49. retrieved on: 25th July 2018 from:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pamela_Lutgen-Sandvik/publication/
292145009_The_Impact_of_Positive_Organizational_Phenomena_and_Workplace_Bullying_on_Individual_Outcomes/links/
575c826308ae414b8e4c1cb4.pdf
mcser.org (2018) journals for workplace bullying retrieved on: 25th July 2018 from:
http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/download/5465/5270
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (2018) bullying in workplace article retrieved on: 25th July 2018 from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3774428/