To act or not to act: The dilemma faced by sexual harassment observers

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bowes-Sperry, L; O'Leary-Kelly, AM
• 署名单位: Western New England University; University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.2307/20159120
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 288-306
• 关键词: INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; BYSTANDER; BEHAVIOR; CONSEQUENCES; responses; work; categorization; ORGANIZATIONS; intervention

摘要

Efforts to end sexual harassment that rely primarily on target reporting are unlikely to be successful because most targets do not report their experiences. Thus, we explore an alternative mechanism for controlling sexual harassment-observer intervention. We examine observer intervention in sexual harassment using the literature on bystander intervention for guidance. We describe the concept of observer intervention, develop a taxonomy of intervention types, and discuss factors promoting and inhibiting its occurrence.