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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Lean and Mean: Workplace Culture and the
Prevention of Workplace Bullying
Author(s): Andra Gumbus, Patricia Meglich
Citation: Andra Gumbus, Patricia Meglich, (2012) "Lean and Mean: Workplace Culture and the
Prevention of Workplace Bullying," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 13, Iss. 5, pp. 11-20
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Workplace bullying has become a hot topic in the popular press as well as scholarly literature. Compared
to targets of sexual harassment, bullied workers quit their jobs more often, are more unhappy, stressed at
work, and less committed to the workplace. Little is done about it because there currently is no U.S. law
against bullying and often the only recourse for targets is to quit their jobs. We present a case study and
then review various legal remedies and sample company policies to explore the actions organizations
might take to eliminate this destructive workplace behavior.
