DIFFERENCE IN SENSITIVITY TOWARDS SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE ISLAMIC BANKS BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

The most important thing in management research is harassment in different workplaces.  The most important thing is that management should make a suitable culture in the organization and effective policies and procedure so that employees with both gender work in suitable environment which is harassment free. The motive of this study is to evaluate the effect of Gender (G) on Sensitivity towards Sexual Harassment (SH) by taking Cultural Norm (CN) as a mediating role in the Specific Islamic Banks easily accessible in Karachi, Pakistan. I use quantitative approach in my research for data collection. The questionnaire of the study is based on the three variables of the study; Gender (G), Sensitivity towards Sexual Harassment (SH) and Cultural Norms (CN) through this Study, I combine data. The questionnaire is basically taken from the previous study. The population of this research based on all those employees employed in the Islamic banking organizations in Karachi, Pakistan and from which I take 125 employees as a sample size from specific Islamic banks of Karachi. The outcome of this study is evaluated from partial least squares method PLS while utilizing SmartPLS. The evaluation of this research clarifies that the model of this research is effective and significant. Top Managers are suggested to develop an appropriate policies and strong culture in the organization so that employees are willing to be happy in their workplaces and getting relax while working in Islamic banks which is based on shariah compliant activities to improve employee’s performance and satisfaction and increase employee commitment for the success of the organization.

Keywords: Gender (G), sensitivity towards sexual harassment (SH), Cultural Norm (CN) and Islamic Banks of Karachi