Effects of a dissolved workplace romance and rater characteristics on responses to a sexual harassment accusation

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Pierce, CA; Aguinis, H; Adams, SKR
• 署名单位: Montana State University System; Montana State University Bozeman; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Denver
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/1556415
• 发表日期: 2000
• 页码: 869-880
• 关键词: work; performance; COMPLAINT; RESPONSIBILITY; ORGANIZATIONS; participants; perceptions; attribution; behaviors; tolerance

摘要

We examined effects of a dissolved workplace romance and rater characteristics on judgments of responsibility and recommended personnel actions regarding a sexual harassment accusation. Type of romance and the romance motives of both accused and complainant were manipulated in vignettes describing a terminated liaison that resulted in a sexual. harassment accusation. Results based on a sample of 226 sheriffs department employees indicate that judgments differed depending on romance motives, and recommended actions differed depending on romance type and rater characteristics. Implications for management research, theory, and practice are discussed.