TY - JOUR AB - Illegal workplace harassment has become an increasingly significant issue. While most articles have focused on the legal and/or practical steps necessary for employers to avoid litigation, a neglected issue is how to prevent illegal harassment more effectively. Describes an organization change approach to developing an environment of mutual respect. When harassment prevention is examined from this perspective, the critical issues involve how to increase awareness about harassment, how to incorporate employee input and involvement in the change process, and how to develop employee responsibility for maintaining a harassmentā€free work environment. Recommendations encourage managers to change the way they approach the problem of harassment. VL - 9 IS - 2 SN - 0953-4814 DO - 10.1108/09534819610113748 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819610113748 AU - Deadrick Diana L. AU - McAfee R. Bruce AU - Champagne Paul J. PY - 1996 Y1 - 1996/01/01 TI - Preventing workplace harassment: an organizational change perspective T2 - Journal of Organizational Change Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 66 EP - 75 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -