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Proceedings of 31st International Business Research Conference 27 - 29 July 2015, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada ISBN: 978-1-922069-80-1 Workplace Bullying Behaviors: Morally Acceptable or Not? Lisa M. S. Barrow Workplace bullying is an epidemic that is slowly eroding the foundation of many organizations in Canada and the United States. Though many states and provinces have sought to address this issue by legislative means, the efforts for the most part have been ineffective. Bullying in the workplace presents an ethical dilemma for organizations, leaders and employees. Researchers and professionals are seeking to gain a better understanding of why some employers and leaders appear to ignore behaviors of individuals that jeopardize the welfare of the organization, employees and members of society. Current and future organizational leaders have a moral and legal obligation to ensure employees work in a respectful and safe environment. When individuals rely on bullying behaviors, the employees’ work environment is no longer respectful nor safe. Since leaders create the ethical climates in their organizations, they are in the best position to examine the implications of bullying behaviors. Ethical climates are psychological structures that define perceptions of right behavior and influence behavioral responses to ethical dilemmas. Workplace bullying is an ethical dilemma as it promotes self-interest behavior as the norm even though harm may come to others. The purpose of this study was to determine whether future organizational leaders considered behaviors associated with workplace bullying to be ethical. The research question is; Are leaders who rely on bullying behaviors demonstrating morally acceptable behavior? During a 6-month period, 300 university business students completed an online survey. The survey consisted of 14 questions representing behaviors that are commonly associated with workplace bullying. The participants were asked to determine whether the behaviors were morally acceptable. The findings suggest that university business students identify bullying behaviors as being morally unacceptable. ______________________________________________________ Dr. Lisa M. S. Barrow, OBHREE, Brock University, Goodman School of Business, Canada