Abstract

The Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) defines workplace bullying (WPB) as the repeated mistreatment of a person(s) in the work environment by one or more perpetrator(s) that is detrimental to the health of the targeted individual(s). WPB is considered a universal phenomenon prevalent throughout the world and the United States across a variety of professionals and non-professionals with severe consequences to individuals, groups, and organizational morale. Thirty-five percent of all the known workforce in the United States, across all genders, races, and ethnicities are bullied at work. Racial/Ethnic minority female nurses, as a significant subset of nurses, may be bullied at a higher rate than Caucasian counterparts because according to WBI in 2017, racial/ethnic minorities in the general population are bullied at a higher rate. The experience of racial/ethnic minority nurses bullied at work is an area of research that needs further exploration because although the literature is replete with initiatives to encourage racial/ethnic minority nurses to join the nursing work force, WPB stands in the way of creating a welcoming environment to those who have already experienced behaviors that make them feel mistreated to the detriment to their health and psychological safety. Female minority wellbeing in the workforce is especially understudied.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28258105; ProQuest document ID: 2480380778. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Ekta A. Srinivasa, PhD, RN, Founder and CEO Improving Healthcare Culture, Inc.

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Grounded Theory

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Racial/Ethnic Minority Nurses, Workplace Bullying, Organizational Discrimination, Workplace Culture

Advisor

Rosanna DeMarco

Second Advisor

Priscilla Gazarian

Third Advisor

Guardia Banister

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Massachusetts Boston

Degree Year

2020

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-03-08

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