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What Are Norwegian Leaders Doing To Prevent Sexual Harassment In Their Organization?

Borgen, Elisabeth Sundgot
Master thesis
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2019
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Abstract
Experiencing sexual harassment (SH) can affect the victim in both human and

organizational terms. In Norway, leaders are obligated to prevent SH from taking

place at their workplace. Despite this, the prevalence of SH at Norwegian workplaces

is remarkably high and knowledge regarding what Norwegian leaders do to prevent

SH in their organization is missing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine

what Norwegian leaders are doing to prevent SH in their organization by interviewing

leaders regarding how they define SH, their awareness to the presence of a SH- policy

in their organization and how this policy is established and implemented. In addition,

the question regarding responsibility for the SH- policy and prevention work was

discussed in these interviews.

Through a thematic analysis of the semi- structured interviews with twelve

Norwegian leaders presenting both the academia and big organizations, three primary

categories emerged; clarity vs. “fuzziness”, certainty vs. uncertainty, and finally,

proactive vs. reactive. The findings indicated that the leaders presented a clarity,

however also “fuzziness” towards several important elements in regards to their

prevention work for SH. Also, the leaders` certainty and uncertainty related to their

SH- prevention work was presented. Finally, the leaders were perceived as both

proactive and reactive in regards to actions conducted to prevent SH.

The study indicates that Norwegian leaders have limited knowledge regarding their

organization`s definition of SH and ZT for SH and that they are aware the presence of

their SH- policy, but are lacking knowledge when it comes to the policy`s

establishment and implementation. Finally, the leaders see the responsibility for their

SH- policy and the SH- prevention work as theirs, but had limited knowledge related

to what this prevention work actually includes. In further research, a representative

sample of Norwegian leaders should be asked what they do to prevent SH at their

workplace. Such a study could have led to the drawing of strong conclusions

regarding the question; what are Norwegian leaders doing to prevent SH in their

organization?
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Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, Leadership and Change - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2019
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