DETERMINANTS OF TARGET RESPONSES TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT - A CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK

Although a significant number of researchers have investigated the div ersity and commonality of targets' response strategies to sexual haras sment (SH), research systematically exploring those responses has been limited. In this article we present a typology of target responses to SH: identify. through a careful analysis of the existing literature. the potential contextual and individual determinants of responses to S H: present a theoretical framework (supported by the whistle-blowing a nd stress/coping literatures) of the relationships among those determi nants and how they collectively influence responses to SH: and identif y a comprehensive set of propositions based on this conceptual framewo rk. We also discuss implications for future research and the impact on organizational policies and procedures.