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Bridging the gap between romantic relationships and sexual harassment in organizations
Author(s) -
PIERCE CHARLES A.,
AGUINIS HERMAN
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199705)18:3<197::aid-job812>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - harassment , romance , psychology , bridging (networking) , social psychology , organizational behavior , psychoanalysis , computer network , computer science
Workplace romances and sexual harassment are pervasive in today's organizations. However, despite the fact that these two phenomena share a social‐sexual component, they have primarily been treated as unrelated organizational issues. We advance an affective link between workplace romances and sexual harassment. Based on this theoretical connection, we discuss conditions under which workplace romances may result in sexual harassment. Finally, we address managerial implications of the romance–harassment link. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.