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Pathways Into Bullying, Deborah Osborne Jan 2009

Pathways Into Bullying, Deborah Osborne

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

This paper contributes to the topic of educational integrity by presenting an empirical contribution that develops grounded substantive theory in the field of workplace bullying. Intrinsically there is a strong link between educational integrity and bullying because bullying is a violation of integrity. Educational integrity is underpinned by broad principles of honesty trust, equity, respect, responsibility and inclusion. The study investigated the process of becoming bullied, being bullied and the consequences for individuals and organisational cultures. Grounded theory (GT) analysis of informants’ constructions was based on action. Pathways of dissent and difference characterised by ‘standing up’ or ‘standing out’ emerged …


The Social Shaping Of Technology: Lessons For Eco-Innovators, Robert B. Brown, David W. Mercer Jan 2009

The Social Shaping Of Technology: Lessons For Eco-Innovators, Robert B. Brown, David W. Mercer

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

A range of innovative technologies and applications offer exciting opportunities to address environmental issues. This is particularly relevant to computers and Information Technology (IT) more generally where new computational techniques and approaches to supporting business decision making have the potential to not only redress the carbon cost of that particular industry, but offer carbon savings to the broader community. In the following discussion paper we provide a overview of ways that insights from the interdisciplinary field of STS (Science and Technology Studies or Science Technology and Society) might assist eco-innovators in the IT sector. We identify four interlocking themes emerging …