ABSTRACT
Bullying is offensive, abusive, malicious, insulting and/or intimidating behaviour that occurs on more than one occasion. The frequency of bullying behaviour precludes oneoff incidents of aggression or violence; the most common type of bully encountered in the arts is the serial bullyWHOPICKSONONEEMPLOYEEAFTERANOTHERANDATTEMPTSTO DESTROYTHEM!SERIALBULLYIDENTIlESATARGETANDPROCEEDSTOSYSTEMATICALLYBULLYTHAT PERSONUNTILTHEYAREFORCEDTOMOVEONEITHERTOANOTHERROLEINANORGANIZATIONORTO ANOTHERWORKPLACEALTOGETHER3OMETIMESASERIALBULLYISBULLYINGMORETHANONEPERSON ATATIMEANDWHENUSUALLYTHEBULLYHASSUCCEEDEDINDESTROYINGTHETARGETS ANOTHER target is selected and the cycle of bullying behaviour begins all over again. In the case study below, a director in a privately owned company with a strictly hierarchical structure TARGETSTHE#HIEF%XECUTIVE/FlCER#%/ "OTHPERPETRATORANDTARGETAREMATUREWELL educated and relatively high-powered people in their individual circles.
