Summarize with this topic. Prevention And Mitigation - Employers After identifying the types and sources of workplace bullying behaviors, the risk management framework focuses on developing prevention and mitigation strategies that include planning and responding to the risks (Project Management Institute, 2008). More specifically, response planning includes developing strategies to reduce threats to employees in the workplace. Prior to outlining some strategies to prevent and mitigate bullying, it is important to note some principles that most bullying infected environments embrace. The principles include: (a) environments creating opportunities for employees to bully each other and in cutthroat manners; (b) bullies scoping out environments and victims that provide little resistance to their behaviors; and (c) employers often rewarding mistreatment and reinforcing an abusive culture (Namie, 2008). The aforementioned principles have been considered prior to listing the suggestions for creating a systematic approach to workplace bullying prevention and mitigation strategies. One of the first strategies that should be enacted to defray bullying is to establish an anti-bullying policy including a clear definition of bullying, examples of bullying behaviors, and anti-retaliation and confidentiality sections (Namie & Namie, 2009). The policy also needs to include an accountability section that addresses the consequences for engaging in