Developing a framework of effective prevention and response strategies in workplace sexual harassment. (21st May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McDonald, Paula; Charlesworth, Sara; Graham, Tina
• Is Part Of: Asia Pacific journal of human resources. Volume 53:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2014-05-21
• Subjects: Personnel management -- Periodicals; Personnel management -- Asia -- Periodicals; Personnel management -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Personnel -- Direction -- Périodiques; Personnel -- Direction -- Asie -- Périodiques; Personnel -- Direction -- Pacifique, Région du -- Périodiques; 658.3005
• DOI: 10.1111/1744-7941.12046
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1038-4111

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Sexual harassment remains a widespread workplace phenomenon, despite laws that proscribe it. Drawing initially on a typology from the violence prevention literature that conceptualizes prevention and response approaches according to when they occur, the paper synthesizes strategies identified in literature addressing workplace sexual harassment, as well as other workplace injustices or grievances. The paper utilizes this previous research to develop a framework of sexual harassment prevention strategies along two dimensions: <italic>functions</italic> and <italic>timing</italic>. The framework offers a research‐informed set of organization‐wide preventative and remedial approaches, a systemic approach to what is often seen as an individual problem, and a means to better focus interventions that are often disparate and unco‐ordinated. The paper also highlights important areas for future research including a stronger focus on longer‐term (tertiary) corrective actions.</p> </abstract>