Sexual harassment at the workplace from an ethical perspective A document analysis on how the occurrence of workplace sexual harassment is influenced by the organizational and leadership antecedent that are part of the ethical climate
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2021-10-14
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Sexual harassment is still something that is experienced by employees in organizations, with cases in for-profit and non-profit organizations. It is known that the ethical climate influences the ethical behavior of employees, which thereby affects the occurrence of sexual harassment. This study aims to enhance the understanding of the causes of sexual harassment from an ethical perspective. Specifically, it investigates how the organizational and leadership antecedent influences sexual harassment. This has led to the following research question: How do organizational and leadership antecedents of ethical climate influence the occurrence of sexual harassment?
To answer this question, a qualitative document analysis has been conducted with the help of Uber. By means of this research method, the researcher was able to draw conclusions on how the antecedents of the ethical climate influences the occurrence of sexual harassment.
The findings of this research indicate that the ethical climate has a significant impact on the occurrence of sexual harassment. This occurrence is influenced by two antecedents: organizational and leadership antecedent. Due to the absence of several aspects of these two antecedents the occurrence of sexual harassment is argued to increase.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen