Psychological safety climate and workplace bullying in Vietnam's public sector

Authors

Diep T. N. Nguyen, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Stephen T. T. Teo, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Steven L. Grover
Nguyen Phong Nguyen

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Public Management Review

Publisher

Routledge

School

School of Business and Law

RAS ID

23543

Comments

Nguyen, D. T. N., Teo, S. T. T., Grover, S. L., & Nguyen, N. P. (2017). Psychological safety climate and workplace bullying in Vietnam's public sector. Public Management Review, 19(10), 1415-1436. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2016.1272712

Abstract

The bureaucratic and impersonal nature of public management can fertilize workplace bullying and risks for psychological health and safety. Psychological safety climate (PSC) is an important indicator to reduce psychological hazards. Yet, there have been few studies conducted to examine the existence of PSC in the public sector in non-Western economies. This study examined the implementation of PSC and its effects on 274 employees from six branches of a Vietnamese public sector organization. The results suggest that senior management in organizations should consider positive work conditions and an effective system of policies, procedures, and practices for the prevention of psychosocial hazards.

DOI

10.1080/14719037.2016.1272712

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