Cyberbullying at the Workplace and its Impact on Employee Job Performance

Abstract

Cyberbullying in the workplace considers a very crucial issue in this modern era. Today, many people have neglected this issue as they think cyberbullying in the workplace is a minor issue that can be avoided. Cyberbullying poses a serious threat to the workplace and is associated with feelings of organizational injustice, mental strain, and job discontent. However, if this continues, it may have a negative impact on the people and the organization. A happy employee will perform well in the workplace and increase productivity. The negative consequences of workplace cyberbullying are well-documented. As a result, cyberbullying in the workplace and employee job satisfaction/performance have become very popular research topics, and to ensure that all employees are satisfied. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of workplace cyberbullying acts on employees’ job performance. This study employs descriptive research and survey methodology to investigate the relationship between workplace cyberbullying and employee job performance. Cyberbullying at the workplace acts as the independent variable and employees’ job performance is the dependent variable.