Sexual harassment is an interdisciplinary topic in organizational research that has received increased attention with the rise of the #MeToo movement. The online environment has complicated the experiences of employees who are sexually harassed by a coworker. One particular medium where online sexual harassment occurs is on social networking sites (SNS), such as Facebook. This research report examined how victims of sexual harassment believe organizations should handle online sexual harassment. We qualitatively coded 153 responses to the question, “What else do you think employers could do to handle sexual harassment on Facebook?” Our findings demonstrated a clear tension between whether harassment on Facebook is a private concern of the employee or a public concern of the employer/organization. Some victims advocating keeping work friends off of Facebook, while others suggesting having open door policies, conversations, and/or trainings. The difference in these approaches illuminates how the victims grappled with the public/private tension, and whether the organization should be made aware of their situations or if victims should handle it themselves. Implications of this research suggest that the blurred boundaries between employee face-to-face and online sexual harassment should continue to be explored, including why victims report harassment and to whom they report it.

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“一个人的生活与一个专业人士之间有一条细线”：从受害者的角度处理员工在Facebook上的性骚扰

性骚扰是组织研究中的一个跨学科主题，随着#MeToo运动的兴起而受到越来越多的关注。在线环境使受同事性骚扰的员工的经历变得复杂。在线性骚扰发生的一种特殊媒介是在社交网站（SNS），例如Facebook上。这份研究报告研究了性骚扰的受害者如何相信组织应该处理在线性骚扰。我们对153个问题的答案进行了定性编码，“您认为雇主还能采取什么措施来处理Facebook上的性骚扰？” 我们的发现表明，在Facebook上进行骚扰是雇员的私人关注还是雇主/组织的公共关注，两者之间显然存在紧张关系。一些受害人主张将工作朋友拒之于Facebook之外，而另一些受害人则建议采取开放政策，对话和/或培训。这些方法的差异阐明了受害者如何应对公共/私人紧张局势，以及是否应让组织了解他们的处境，或者受害者是否应自行处理。该研究的意义表明，应继续探索员工面对面与在线性骚扰之间模糊的界限，包括为何受害者要举报骚扰以及向谁举报。以及是否应让组织了解自己的处境，或者是否应由受害者自己处理。该研究的意义表明，应继续探索员工面对面与在线性骚扰之间模糊的界限，包括为何受害者要举报骚扰以及向谁举报。以及是否应让组织了解自己的处境，或者是否应由受害者自己处理。该研究的意义表明，应继续探索员工面对面与在线性骚扰之间模糊的界限，包括为何受害者要举报骚扰以及向谁举报。