Bullying affects personal, family, school and workplace life. Workplace bullying attracts the attention of both practitioners and researchers (Lind, Glasø, Pallesen, & Einarsen, 2009). Vie, Glaso and Einarsen, (2010) believe that almost 50% of the European workforce is exposed to some type of bullying. While Hauge, Skogstad, and Einarsen, (2009) report that stressful work environments are known for the development of workplace bullying. Although three different articles with different writers all believe that bullying happens in the workplace. This essay will compare the research questions, sample population, and study limitations of these three articles. Comparison of Research Questions Hauge, Skogstad, and Einarsen, (2009) article on individual and situational predictors asks the question “Which individual and situational variables predict?” bullying others in the workplace? The assumption that led to the question is work overload causing stress which leads to workplace bullying. Research has been minimal regarding the motivation for workplace bullying, causing a gap in the literature that requires exploration of contributing variables (Hauge, et al, 2009). A survey of workers was convened to potentially explore the variables that may cause bullying. The survey consisted of questions involving situational variables such as role uncertainty, decision making, and interpersonal conflicts. Individual variables included gender, age, and location (Hauge et al., 2009). Vie, Glaso and Einarsen, (2010) article on the relationship between trait anger, trait anxiety or organizational position which asked whether trait anger, anxiety or hierarchy positioning led employees to be n...... middle of paper ...... to bullying (Lind et al., 2009), all have shown lack of respect for each other in the workplace and the gaps in the literature define the need for further research. Works Cited Hauge, L., Skogstad, A., & Einarsen, S. (2009). Individual and situational predictors of workplace bullying: Why do perpetrators engage in bullying others?. Work and Stress, 23(4), 349-358. doi:10.1080/02678370903395568Lind, K., Glasø, L., Pallesen, S., & Einarsen, S. (2009). Personality profiles between targets and non-targets of workplace bullying. European Psychologist, 14(3), 231-237. doi:10.1027/1016-9040.14.3.231Vie, T., Glasø, L., & Einarsen, S. (2010). Do trait anger, trait anxiety, or organizational position moderate the relationship between exposure to negative acts and self-labeling as a victim of workplace bullying?. Nordic Psychology, 62(3), 67-79. doi:10.1027/1901-2276/a000017