Abstract

The concept of mobbing has been introduced to the literature in the last quarter of the century. It is relatively new phenomenon in psychology, psychiatry, business and management fields. Actually, it has merit and value to study in all of social sciences that involves human behaviors. Psychology is interested in people’s mental health, well-being, job satisfaction, on the other hand business focus on mainly increasing production, profit and innovation. Thus, it seems that mobbing has a significant effect on individuals’ mental health in personal level as well as companies and work places’ productivity in social level. Some authorities consider mobbing as social diseases that hinders and distracts social capitals.