Sensemaking, organizational culture, and sexual harassment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5801351 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Debbie S Dougherty, Debbie Dougherty, Mary Jeanette Smythe |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 293-317 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Applied Communication Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-9882 • E-ISSN: 1479-5752 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0090988042000275998 |
| OpenAlex | W2002828851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
While EEOC guidelines for managing sexual harassment prescribe a strong sexual harassment policy and aggressive remedial action following complaints, a communication approach suggests a need for a more complex understanding of sexual harassment as diffused throughout an organizational culture. The present case study uses a sensemaking approach to explore the response of members of an academic department to an alumnus donor's serial sexual harassment of three of its members. Sensemaking proceeded through three phases: the phase of discovery, the debriefing phase, and the dispersal phase. Insights into the role of humor, white men, shared experiences, and responding to sexual harassment are discussed. Keywords: Sexual HarassmentOrganizational CultureSensemaking
Debriefing · Harassment · Remedial education · Sensemaking · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Workplace Violence and Bullying
Politics on a plate
The purpose of whisper networks
MeToo Social Media Engagement and Perceived Hypersensitivity in the Workplace
Silence, Voice, and Resilience
“In the Grip of King Kong”
Sensemaking and crisis revisited
Surviving organizational tolerance of sexual harassment
Irrational rationality in organizational decision-making
Everyone’s ‘uncomfortable’ but only some people report
The language of sexual violence and impropriety
Did the West introduce public relations to Africa? Narratives from the Akan indigenous palace practices
Mixing Methods in Organizational Communication Research
Friday Night is their Super Bowl”
We Are a Football Family”
Blowing the Whistle Off the Field of Play
I’m Worried They Will Come Back to Haunt Me”
The Year of the Cheerleader Lawsuits”
Aligning with the state’s Covid-19 narrative in Tanzania
Sensemaking and public intimacy on TikTok
Younger Employees’ Sexual Harassment Experiences on Facebook’s Public Feed Versus Direct Messages
Sexually harassed, assaulted, silenced, and now heard
Du harcèlement sexuel sans conséquence pour la victime? Analyse discursive de la jurisprudence du Tribunal administratif du travail du Québec
The organization seems to be only worried about the organization”
Isolating Structures of Sexual Harassment in Crowdsourced Data on Higher Education
Managing Sexual Joking in Manufacturing Organizations
Making Sense of Intractable Multiparty Conflict
Making Sense of Fractured Identities
Cruel optimism as organizing strategy in USA Gymnastics
Binary logics and the discursive interpretation of organizational policy
Coping and Sexual Harassment
There's a Policy for That
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,72 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |