This volume captures themes and debates around elucidating and studying workplace bullying, emotional abuse and harassment.

The agenda of respectful workplaces is no more urgent than in the context of workplace bullying, emotional abuse and harassment. The chapters constituting Section 1 speak to the spectrum of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention undertaken within and beyond workplaces to tackle workplace bullying, emotional abuse and harassment.

Workplace bullying, emotional abuse and harassment unfolds as a process, usually recursive and escalating, that involves multiple actors and stakeholders.