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Sexual Harassment at Workplace and its impact on Employee Turnover Intentions

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  • Maheen Salman

    (Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar)

  • Fahad Abdullah

    (Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar)

  • Afia Saleem

    (Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar)

Abstract

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sexual harassment on employee turnover intention in educational sector of Peshawar, Pakistan. A total of 127 respondents are selected from 3 public and 3 private sector business schools of Peshawar. Using simple linear regression, the results reveal the existence of positive relationship between sexual harassment and employee turnover intentions. The research suggests strong interventions to reduce the incidents of sexual harassment in order to retain employees and enable them to work efficiently

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  • Maheen Salman & Fahad Abdullah & Afia Saleem, 2016. "Sexual Harassment at Workplace and its impact on Employee Turnover Intentions," Business & Economic Review, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan, vol. 8(1), pages 87-102, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bec:imsber:v:8:y:2016:i:1:p:87-102
    DOI: dx.doi.org/10.22547/BER/8.1.6
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