Mobbing And Cybermobbing: Risk Aspects Of (Digital) Communication In The Workplace And Possibilities Of Legislative And Non-Legislative Protection Under The Conditions Of The Slovak Republic
Mobbing And Cybermobbing: Risk Aspects Of (Digital) Communication In The Workplace And Possibilities Of Legislative And Non-Legislative Protection Under The Conditions Of The Slovak Republic

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of negative phenomena related to the field of communicationin the workplace and has the character of an interdisciplinary study using knowledge from thetheory of law, personnel management, psychology, theory of communication and media studies.The main aim of the paper is to examine the issue of communication in the workplace witha specific emphasis on mobbing and cybermobbing as negative aspects and consequencesof this communication, and the legislative and non-legislative options for protection againstthem. In the paper, we present a reflection of the basic theoretical background and definingframeworks from various author's perspectives. In this paper, we focus on the origin of mobbing,its forms, and manifestations, as well as a brief description of cyberspace as a determinant forthe transformation of mobbing into the virtual environment. The dominant part is the secondsection of the paper, where the current possibilities of legislative protection in the context ofvictims of mobbing and cybermobbing are identified regarding various manifestations andselected types of aggressive communication and behaviour.

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