Hostility or hospitality? A review on violence, bullying and sexual harassment in the tourism and hospitality industry

被引:99
作者
Ram, Yael [1 ]
机构
[1] Ashkelon Acad Coll, Dept Tourism Studies, Ashqelon, Israel
关键词
bullying; violence; sexual harassment; mobbing; shaming; HOTEL EMPLOYEES; AGGRESSION; OUTCOMES; WORKING;
D O I
10.1080/13683500.2015.1064364
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The present work reviews the current knowledge about violence, bullying and sexual harassment in the tourism and hospitality industry. It indicates the high prevalence of these aggressive behaviours, and identifies structural reasons, insufficient managerial skills and/or common beliefs as their causes. The negative impacts of bullying, violence and sexual harassment on employees include intentions to leave and psychological upset. These personal negative feelings and attitudes contribute to negative organizational performance indicators, such as high staff turnover rate and low profitability. In addition, the high prevalence of violence creates a negative image for the tourism and hospitality industry in general. The review shows that intervention plans are scattered in aims and time frames, focus mainly on managerial policies, and almost completely overlook immediate actions as well as guest violence. Given its importance, the low number of appropriate intervention tools, policies and agendas clearly suggests the urgent need for more research. The final section of the work provides an overview of three core themes that can potentially contribute to the development of an effective intervention agenda, namely, corporate social responsibility, social media and comparisons to other sectors.
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页码:760 / 774
页数:15
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