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This document discusses workplace harassment and aims to debate its prevalence and acceptable versus unacceptable workplace behavior. It explores the relationship between individual attitudes and workplace harassment, the role of business schools in sensitizing future managers, and how culture and country influence views on harassment. Finally, it provides a framework to discuss companies' responsibilities when women are the perpetrators of harassment. The key objectives are to understand the concept of workplace harassment, the role of HR and business schools in addressing it, and its implications for employees and organizations.

WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
This case flyer and the accompanying article1
enables a discussion on the long prevalent issue of
workplace harassment, in general, and sexual harassment in particular. It provides a platform to
debate on what qualifies as acceptable and unacceptable workplace behavior.What is the relation
between individual learning and attitude and workplace harassment? What role should B-Schools
play in sensitizing young potential managers towards workplace harassment? This case flyer
discusses the role of HR in acclimatizing employees towards the concept of harassment at
workplaces. Further, it provides a scope for deliberating on the influence of culture and countries
on how individuals view workplace harassment. Finally, it enables a gripping debate on what
should companies do when women themselves are the perpetrators of workplace harassment?
Pedagogical Objectives
• To understand the concept of workplace harassment and the role of B-schools in sensitizing
potential managers towards harassment at workplace
• To understand the role of HR in sensitizing employees towards workplace harassment
• To debate on the implications of workplace harassment on the employees and the
organization
ABSTRACT
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“In Workplaces: What’s Appropriate, What’s Not”, The Economic Times, November 30th
2013

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1. WORKPLACE HARASSMENT This case flyer and the accompanying article1 enables a discussion on the long prevalent issue of workplace harassment, in general, and sexual harassment in particular. It provides a platform to debate on what qualifies as acceptable and unacceptable workplace behavior.What is the relation between individual learning and attitude and workplace harassment? What role should B-Schools play in sensitizing young potential managers towards workplace harassment? This case flyer discusses the role of HR in acclimatizing employees towards the concept of harassment at workplaces. Further, it provides a scope for deliberating on the influence of culture and countries on how individuals view workplace harassment. Finally, it enables a gripping debate on what should companies do when women themselves are the perpetrators of workplace harassment? Pedagogical Objectives • To understand the concept of workplace harassment and the role of B-schools in sensitizing potential managers towards harassment at workplace • To understand the role of HR in sensitizing employees towards workplace harassment • To debate on the implications of workplace harassment on the employees and the organization ABSTRACT © www.etcases.com 1 “In Workplaces: What’s Appropriate, What’s Not”, The Economic Times, November 30th 2013

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