A research on effectiveness of working competence in working bullying

The aim of this study was to investigate the existence of the relationship between bullying and working satisfaction in the workplace. In particular, taking into consideration the increasing importance of the recent years, the relationship between work satisfaction and bullying has been explained. In addition, an applied research has been conducted on employees in Istanbul. Within the province of Istanbul, 335 employees including public and private sector were reached and a survey on workplace bullying and employee satisfaction was conducted. The data were analyzed in the SPSS 21.00 program and the findings were interpreted. As a result of this work, the existence of a relationship between the workplace bullying and the employee satisfaction has been revealed in the negative.