Leadership style and workplace hostility: Do passive leaders foster increased hostility and sexual harassment?
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 9 July 2018
Issue publication date: 24 July 2018
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
Sexual harassment is a sub-type of workplace aggression and is more frequent in organizations which tolerate hostility and incivility. It is also found that a passive leadership style is more permissive of hostile behaviors, which in turn means more tolerant of sexual harassment. Both men and women are more likely to experience sexual harassment under a passive leader; however, this is stronger for women working in a male-dominated workplace. Companies wishing to reduce hostility and sexual harassment should look to foster proactive leaders and encourage civil behaviors, as well as a zero-tolerance policy.
Practical implications
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Originality/value
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Citation
(2018), "Leadership style and workplace hostility: Do passive leaders foster increased hostility and sexual harassment?", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 26 No. 5, pp. 30-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-06-2018-0113
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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