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Defining Harassment and Bullying at Work Issues
Subject area: Biological & Medical Sciences · Area of research: Medicine
Abstract
Defining unacceptable behaviour at work such as harassment or bullying is crucial and high-priority. People modestly searching for an explanation of special concept to avoid confusion. The nature of terminology is defectively understood especially to laypersons. The purpose of this article is to notify in deciding on terminology and define the situation of unacceptable behaviour distinctly. Vague terminology and definition that exucuted may effect the consequences of any research related in this field. When identifying the terminology and define of unacceptable behaviour, procedure and policy must be well-delineated for organizations to detect which behaviour is unacceptable.
Keywords
Define, terminology, harassment, bullying unacceptable
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How to cite this paper
@article{1702571,
author = {Yuzana Binti Mohd Yusop},
title = {Defining Harassment and Bullying at Work Issues},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2021},
volume = {4},
number = {7},
pages = {28-31},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1702571.pdf},
abstract = {Defining unacceptable behaviour at work such as harassment or bullying is crucial and high-priority. People modestly searching for an explanation of special concept to avoid confusion. The nature of terminology is defectively understood especially to laypersons. The purpose of this article is to notify in deciding on terminology and define the situation of unacceptable behaviour distinctly. Vague terminology and definition that exucuted may effect the consequences of any research related in this field. When identifying the terminology and define of unacceptable behaviour, procedure and policy must be well-delineated for organizations to detect which behaviour is unacceptable.},
keywords = {Define, terminology, harassment, bullying unacceptable},
month = {January},
}