PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a model that explores the relationship between inclusive leadership, inclusive climates and sexual harassment and other negative work-related outcomes, at the work unit and individual levels.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual model of inclusive work unit leadership, inclusive work unit climate and sexual harassment based on a review of the literature.FindingsLeaders who behave more inclusively are expected to have work units and work unit members who experience more positive outcomes and fewer negative outcomes including sexual harassment and other forms of mistreatment. Leaders impact their work unit and work unit members' outcomes directly as well as indirectly through the more inclusive work unit climates they create.Research limitations/implicationsThe sexual harassment literature has identified climate for sexual harassment as a key predictor of sexually harassing behavior and its attendant negative outcomes. A focus on a broader inclusive climate, and inclusive leadership, may provide a richer understanding of the conditions under which sexual harassment and other forms of mistreatment occur and can be mitigated.Practical implicationsThis model can help identify strategies organizations can employ (e.g. inclusive leadership development programs) to combat sexual harassment.Social implicationsThis model may improve understanding of the systemic, organizational causes of sexual harassment reducing sexual harassment victims' potential self-blame and helping policymakers craft more effective sexual harassment interventions.Originality/valueThe paper conceives of work climates that contribute to sexual harassment more broadly than generally has been the case in the sexual harassment literature to date. The model highlights the important role that leaders play in shaping inclusive climates. It also contributes to the nascent literature on inclusion and inclusive climates, which has paid relatively little attention to exclusion and mistreatment including sexual harassment that are likely to arise in less inclusive workplaces.
Initiating organization change is not nearly as challenging as sustaining and ensuring that organization change will last. This article is a historical account of the transformation of the A. K. Rice Institute from club to organization and how the challenges associated with sustaining the change were powerful enough to undermine, if not completely undo, the transformation. The transformation involved shifting the institute from having two primary missions, membership and education, to having one primary mission, education. The case is written from the perspectives of the change leader, external consultant, and past member of the board who served informally in the role of internal consultant. Collectively, the authors represent group relations and organization development traditions, and the article provides an opportunity to consider the integration, and lack thereof, of these traditions in service of organization transformation. Moreover, the post hoc analysis makes explicit lessons learned from the authors in their differentiated roles.
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