Social sexual behavior at work

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Karl Aquino , Leah Sheppard , Marla Baskerville Watkins , Jane O’Reilly , Alexis Smith
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Abstract

Organizational leaders and scholars have long regarded social sexual behavior in the workplace as deviant, harassing in nature, and something that organizations must eliminate to ensure maximal performance. Regardless of this perspective, however, social sexual behavior is an inescapable feature of human interaction that cannot be completely controlled in organizations. Moreover, there are many aspects of social sexual behavior that have not been considered or granted enough research attention to entirely warrant the broad assumption that social sexual behavior is always problematic to organizations and individuals. In the current paper, we highlight these under-researched or ignored facets of social sexual behavior. First, we consider the potential buffering effects that consensual social sexual behavior at work can offer to those involved, in terms of protecting them from the negative impact of workplace stressors. Next, we discuss the ways in which social sexual behavior is used as a tool of social influence at work. Finally, we consider the role of social sexual behavior at work as a precursor to the development of romantic relationships among employees. Throughout this discussion, we highlight both the potential benefits and drawbacks of engaging in social sexual behavior at work rather than adopting the perspective that all social sexual behavior at work is harmful. We encourage future research to consider all angles when investigating social sexual behavior at work, so as not to be completely detached from the reality that social sexual behavior can be consensual and sometimes enjoyed.

工作中的社会性行为
长期以来,组织领导者和学者一直认为,工作场所的社会性行为是越轨的,本质上是骚扰,是组织必须消除的,以确保最大的绩效。然而,不管这种观点如何,社会性行为是人类互动中不可避免的特征,在组织中无法完全控制。此外,社会性行为的许多方面尚未被考虑或给予足够的研究关注,以完全保证社会性行为对组织和个人总是有问题的广泛假设。在本文中,我们强调了这些研究不足或被忽视的社会性行为方面。首先,我们考虑了在工作中双方同意的社会性行为可以为相关人员提供的潜在缓冲效应,以保护他们免受工作压力源的负面影响。接下来,我们将讨论社会性行为在工作中被用作社会影响工具的方式。最后,我们认为工作中的社会性行为是员工之间发展浪漫关系的前兆。在整个讨论中,我们强调了在工作中从事社会性行为的潜在好处和缺点,而不是采用所有工作中的社会性行为都是有害的观点。我们鼓励未来的研究在调查工作中的社会性行为时考虑所有角度,以免完全脱离现实,即社会性行为可以是双方自愿的,有时还可以享受。
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Research in Organizational Behavior
Research in Organizational Behavior Psychology-Social Psychology
CiteScore
1.60
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4
期刊介绍: Research in Organizational Behavior publishes commissioned papers only, spanning several levels of analysis, and ranging from studies of individuals to groups to organizations and their environments. The topics encompassed are likewise diverse, covering issues from individual emotion and cognition to social movements and networks. Cutting across this diversity, however, is a rather consistent quality of presentation. Being both thorough and thoughtful, Research in Organizational Behavior is commissioned pieces provide substantial contributions to research on organizations. Many have received rewards for their level of scholarship and many have become classics in the field of organizational research.
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