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Legal standards, ethical standards, and responses to social–sexual conduct at work
Author(s) -
Pierce Charles A.,
Aguinis Herman
Publication year - 2005
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/job.323
Subject(s) - harassment , psychology , ethical standards , romance , work (physics) , social psychology , moral standards , professional standards , criminology , sexual assault , engineering ethics , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , engineering , psychoanalysis , mechanical engineering , medicine , environmental health
When individuals investigate a sexual harassment claim that stems from a dissolved workplace romance, their responses to the claim are likely influenced by their ethical standards and legal standards. We propose a person–situation interactionist decision‐making process through which investigators' ethical standards may override legal standards when responding to social–sexual conduct at work. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.