Sexual harassment in garment factories: firm structure, organizational culture and incentive systems
Analyzing a micro-data set of worker demographics and workplace characteristics in Haitian, Jordanian and Indonesian apparel factories, we test four hypotheses concerning the determinants of reports of sexual harassment. These include the vertical alignment of incentives within the factory, the level of organizational awareness, sexual harassment as a form of worker discipline and sexual harassment as a form of supervisor compensation.
Analyzing data from Haitian, Jordanian and Indonesian apparel firms, we do not find evidence that sexual favors are a managerial disciplinary policy or a form of explicit supervisor compensation. Rather, sexual harassment is a function of organizational awareness and a factory’s incentive structure.
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- Truskinovsky, Yulya; Rubin, Janet; Brown, Drusilla