The purpose of this research is to identify the effect of workplace cyberbullying on Generation Z (Gen Z) by constructing a model using specific determinants: demographic factors (gender, race/ethnicity, and education), technology-related factors, and individual factors. The research design of the proposed research is quantitative. A self?administered questionnaire adapted from previous studies will be distributed to respondents (Gen Z) in Selangor. A purposive sampling method will be applied. Data collected will be analyzed through the partial least square (SmartPLS) technique. Then, the findings of this research are expected to specify significant differences between demographic factors and workplace cyberbullying based on gender, race/ethnicity, and education. The finding will also identify the technology-related and individual factors driving Gen Z to perpetrate cyberbullying in the workplace. The quantitative method for this research will enable researchers to explore beyond the variables that will be tested. The results are anticipated to assist various parties such as the government to design better models to address workplace cyberbullying issues, develop policy and strategize preventive measures in the long term to become a top morally conservative nation. The research on workplace cyberbullying is inimitably fascinating. A practical framework based on workplace cyberbullying factors among Gen Z will be developed as a guideline and will support the government’s effort to increase awareness among youngsters.
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