Abstract
In this study, the effect of social sexual behavior on workers’ productivity is examined from the perspective of individual managers, individual employees and work groups. A case study of banks in Delta State, Nigeria, is adopted to investigate the effect of social sexual behavior on workers’ productivity from a different cultural perspective as obtainable in literature. A measure of workers’ productivity and their interaction with components of social sexual behavior; sexual harassment and workplace romances, was obtained from 110 employees sampled from three banks within the study region through a questionnaire. Sex, age, marital status, education and employment status were adopted as moderating variables for the study. Multiple regression analysis was used in testing the hypotheses of the study. Result of this work reveal amongst others that sexually suggestive jokes or comments about a person’s dress or body, made in their presence or directed towards them from a co-worker or customer could lead to demoralization of workers and poor interpersonal job performance between coworkers or of a worker towards a customer. The study further reveal that workplace romance could trigger jealousy among other employees, thereby leading to a failed interpersonal job performance and low productivity. The study recommends that organizations should clearly define their climate for social sexual behavior to both workers and customers through policies and sensitization with strict penalties given to defaulters.
Highlights
1.1 Introduction to the StudyOrganizational productivity requires emotional, psychological, healthy and physical well-being as well as great job satisfaction of workers
This study aims to prove the relationship; whether positive or negative between social sexual behavior and workers’ productivity in selected banks in Delta State, Nigeria
This study looks critically at both sexual harassment and workplace romance as components of social sexual behavior
Summary
1.1 Introduction to the StudyOrganizational productivity requires emotional, psychological, healthy and physical well-being as well as great job satisfaction of workers. With the growing rate of romantic relationships, especially between employees of the same organization, one litmus test of organizational productivity is social sexual behavior. While some employees from an individual perspective perceive work place romance as harmless fun and job satisfying, organization managers at various levels opine that this behavior must be eliminated to ensure maximum employee performance. As a form of social sexual behavior, work place romance is a consensual sexual relationship between two members of the same organization based on mutual attraction Pierce & Aguinis, (2009) Pierce, Karl, & Brey, (2012). Recent observation and research show that social sexual behavior most especially sexual harassment could come from other members outside an organization such as customers or clients
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