Using Hofstede's cultural dimensions to explain sexually harassing behaviours in an international context

Luthar, Vipan K.; Luthar, Harsh K.

doi:10.1080/09585190110102378

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“…For example, the collectivist culture in Japan discourages women from reporting sexual harassment, so as to prevent the ostracism and shame that may accompany a personal lawsuit (Barrett 2004 ). Luthar and Luthar ( 2002 ) argued that differences in values infl uence men's likelihood to sexually harass across national contexts; men may be more likely to sexually harass in societies with low individualism, high power differentials, and high cultural masculinity. Shupe and colleagues ( 2002 ) examined the incidence and experience of sexual harassment among Hispanic women in the U.S., and found that risk of harassment increased with affi liation to the mainstream Anglo American culture.…”

Section: National Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Harassment: Undermining the Wellbeing of Working Women

Holland

Cortina

2016

Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women

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Section: National Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual Harassment: Undermining the Wellbeing of Working Women

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Cortina

2016

Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women

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“…What may be considered harassment in one culture may be acceptable in another (Gee & Norton, 1999). Further complicating the issue is the presence of multinational corporations bound by laws of the parent country, but operating in the culture of the host country (Hardman & Heidelberg, 1996;Luthar & Luthar, 2002). More research is needed on the cultural relativity of sexual harassment (see, e.g., Gee & Norton, 1999).…”

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confidence: 96%

Parsing Work Environments Along the Dimensions of Sexual and Non-Sexual Harassment: Drawing Lines in Office Sand

Pesta

Hrivnak

Dunegan

2007

Employ Respons Rights J

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Laws addressing harassment at work have evolved considerably since court systems first recognized that (sexual) harassment is illegal. Now, managers must worry about protected classes other than sex (e.g., race, age, etc.), and the effects of harassment on bystanders as well as victims (i.e., ambient harassment). Understanding these newer conceptualizations of workplace harassment is critical for mangers dealing with an increasingly complex array of possible work environments, only some of which are illegal. Toward this end, we present a taxonomy of eight possible work environments, created by parsing the legal definition of sexual harassment (i.e., the first-recognized type of hostile work environment). The taxonomy illustrates the evolution of law in this area, and highlights the multidimensional nature of workplace harassment. Also discussed are potential complications arising from how a reasonable person and a victim might interpret behavior. Managers using the taxonomy may better assess whether their work environments have crossed the line, or facilitate movement from less-to more-desirable work environments.Key words hostile work environment . sexual harassment . ambient harassment . employment discrimination law Surveys measuring the incidence of harassment at work yield mixed but consistently alarming results. In the United States, between 40 to 90% of women report having experienced sex-based harassment at work (see, e.g.,

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“…Hofstede's cultural dimension has been applied by many researchers in various fields, including psychology, to explain sexually harassing behaviours in an international context (DeSouza et al 1998;Kanekar and Dhir 1993;Luthar and Luthar 2002). It has also been applied in international management (Bing 2004), communication (Wardrobe 2005), marketing (de Mooij and Hofstede 2010), web designing (Marcus and Gould 2001), and a number of other disciplines and fields.…”

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“…Values associated with long term dimension are thrift and perseverance; values associated with short term dimension are respect for tradition, fulfilling social obligations, and protecting one's 'face'. Finally, the collectivism versus individualism dimension refers to the extent to which someone values his/her own interest against the backdrop of the interest of the entire community (Hofstede 1980;DeSouza et al 1998;Luthar and Luthar 2002;Petrakis 2014). …”

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Cultural dimension and adaptation to floods in a coastal settlement and a savannah community in Ghana

Codjoe

Issah

2015

GeoJournal

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Although there have been a lot of studies on climate change adaptation, the cultural dimension has generally been left out of the debate. This study uses household surveys and focus group discussion to methodically assess cultural dimensions (using Hofstede) of communities, and how these dimensions influence preference for adaptation options to floods in a coastal settlement (James Town) and a savannah community (Dungu) in Ghana. The results show that first, inequalities in rank and traditional hierarchical governance structures in Dungu are relatively lower than in James Town, second, that there is considerable gender bias in favour of males in Dungu, third, there is high level of avoidance of unstructured and unpredictable situations in both communities, fourth, members in both communities are at present very willing to sacrifice their time and resources in order to achieve a better life in the future, and fifth, community members in Dungu perceive themselves as a single unit, and will do their best to come to the aid of members who need help during environmental disasters. The analysis further shows that cultural dimensions in the two communities generally influence the choice of adaptation options to floods. It has been recommended that specific local research such as this one which provides opportunities to analyse the cultural dimensions of adaptation within communities should be encouraged. This is because an understanding of the local cultural context has the potential to assist with the design of effective adaptation options in communities.

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Using Hofstede's cultural dimensions to explain sexually harassing behaviours in an international context

Cited by 39 publications

References 25 publications

Sexual Harassment: Undermining the Wellbeing of Working Women

Sexual Harassment: Undermining the Wellbeing of Working Women

Parsing Work Environments Along the Dimensions of Sexual and Non-Sexual Harassment: Drawing Lines in Office Sand

Cultural dimension and adaptation to floods in a coastal settlement and a savannah community in Ghana

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