'Ambient' bullying gives employees urge to quit

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/sp-bg062912.php

Public release date: 29-Jun-2012
Contact: Katie Baker
SAGE Publications
'Ambient' bullying gives employees urge to quit

London (June 29 2012) – Merely showing up to work in an environment where bullying goes on is enough to make many of us think about quitting, a new study suggests. Canadian researchers writing in the journal Human Relations published by SAGE, have found that nurses not bullied directly, but who worked in an environment where workplace bullying occurred, felt a stronger urge to quit than those actually being bullied. These findings on 'ambient' bullying have significant implications for organizations, as well as contributing a new statistical approach to the field.