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9.2.2009 9:59
NAQ
The Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ; © Einarsen, Raknes, Matthiesen & Hellesøy, 1994; Hoel, 1999) is a research inventory developed for measuring perceived exposure to bullying and victimisation at work. Bullying research has lacked a standardised measurement tool (cf. Hoel, Rayner, & Cooper, 1999). Thus, incomparable measures and operationalisations have been used in research on workplace bullying. As a consequence we do not know if the same phenomenon has been measured across different studies. As no standard measure of workplace bullying exist in this field, we propose that the NAQ should be used in future studies allowing better comparisons of survey results from different national cultures and organisational settings. The NAQ is free to use for non-commercial research projects.
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12.2.2009 19:49
Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing is commonly defined as: when a former or current employee discloses misconduct that is under their employers control to someone that may be able to do something about it (Near & Miceli, 1985, p. 4). The onset of whistleblowing research is usually set to the US in 1971 when Ralph Nader hosted the first conference on whistleblowing called “Professional Responsibility”, and thereafter published a report from this gathering filled with cases of employees that had spoken up about wrongdoing at work (Nader, Blackwell, & Petkas, 1972). Since then, whistleblowing cases have arisen to scholarly attention across a wide range of nations (see e.g., Miceli, Near, & Dworkin, 2009 for an overview).
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12.2.2009 11:27
2004 Conference
In June 2004, The Bergen Bullying Research Group arranged The Fourth International Conference on Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace. The conference was a big success with about 120 participants from all over the world.
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29.06.2011 09:08 BERGEN SUMMER RESEARCH SCHOOL
Gambler’s Paradise
Since the division of Cyprus in 1974, one of the few arenas for social contact between the Greek and the Turkish has been the casinos of the island nation.
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12.2.2009 10:5 News
New book: Climate, Affluence, and Culture
As a warm-blooded species, humans thrive in temperate climates and must take more adaptive measures if they are living in colder or hotter regions of the world. But how do human societies create links between climate and culture? And what cultures do they create?
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3.6.2009 11:50
New paper on bullying and personality
Lars Glasø, Morten Birkeland Nielsen, and Ståle Einarsen contributes with an article in the June edition of Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
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05.01.2012 14:52 RULE OF LAW
Restoring relations
So-called Restorative Justice solves many crime investigations involving children and young adults. A new bill now proposes use of Restorative Justice also in more severe cases in the future.
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28.06.2011 13:02 GLOBALISATION
Poverty is a complex issue
– There is no simple or unambigious connection between population growth and poverty, according to Vigdis Broch-Due. Her research in northern Kenya questions stereotypical views of poverty.
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02.01.2012 13:45 RULE OF LAW
Europe’s Harmonic Outpost
When it comes down to the Law, Norwegians are more concerned with the common good than their fellow Europeans. But are Norwegians about to become as focused on their rights as the rest of Europe?
