@article{ref1,
title="Examining 'sticky' storytelling and moral claims as the essence of workplace bullying",
journal="Nursing outlook",
year="2020",
author="Dzurec, Laura Cox",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Fisher (1985) argued that &quot;there is no genre…that is not an episode in the story of life&quot; (p. 347). As they incorporate moral claims, stories become 'sticky,' even when they are not accurate of fact, shifting listener beliefs, values, and sense of self.   PURPOSE: This study examined 'sticky' storytelling and moral claims inherent in workplace bullying.   METHOD: Critical hermeneutic method nested within an integrative review served as the research approach, extending findings reported in published research reports and gray literature.   FINDINGS: Through polished use of rhetorical style and resource control strategies within tacitly or explicitly supportive workplace contexts, bullies construct convincing but morally disengaged narratives-sticky stories-that violate ethical principles and yield moral ambiguity for their victims as they impede workplace productivity.   DISCUSSION: Largely ineffective, policies aimed to stem bullying have done little to date to mitigate bullying's impact. Recognizing the moral storytelling characterizing workplace bullying might strengthen policy for constraining workplace bullying.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0029-6554",
doi="10.1016/j.outlook.2020.05.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.05.007"
}