Study Guide Exam 2 Management 3240 Spring 2012 1 2 3 Understand how Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment is defined as well as its discussed components Type 2 Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment when unwelcome sexual conduct interferes with a person performance creates a hostile working environment under any circumstance of the harassment From employers to clients can create a hostile work environment EX sexual favors offensive language repeated sexual favors Type 1 QUID PRO QUO SEXUAL HARASSMENT when someone submission to or rejection of sexual advances or conduct of sexual nature is used as a decision maker in employment decision Know the statistics with respect to the percentage of women harassed and Who is doing the harassing women are 9 x more likely than men to quit jobs 5 x more likely to transfer and 3 x more likely to lose jobs because of Sexual Harra 1 6 of workers were harra last year OF THOSE HARASSED 19 were female attorney 77 female family physicians 43 by supervisors 27 by an employee senior to them 19 coworker at their level 8 by a junior employee What should you do if faced with sexual harassment Simply know the list not all of the particulars don t blame yourself object making it clear the behavior is unwelcome keep a log to record each event of sexual harassment from time behavior what was said to the witnesses don t stay quiet talk about it among co workers contact union steward take formal action insist the solution does not adversely affect you Like sending you away to somewhere worse 4 5 6 7 8 9 Problems with Love Contracts discussed in the article include what http www forbes com sites jennagoudreau 2012 02 14 would you sign love contract with employer workplace romance print One may claim that they felt coerced into signing it in the first place or that it doesn t protect against future occurrences if lets say the relationship goes sour Understand the trends as related to sexual harassment claims in the US What has influenced the way that these activities have been interpreted in recent years Accurate misleading Sexual harassment claims are down but the stats are misleading More cases are being privately arbitrated because requiring new hires to agree to arbitrate complaints including sexual harassment as a condition of getting a job http www businessweek com printer magazine the silencing of sexual harassment 11172011 html Who is doing the attacking at work What are the statistics 43 by supervisors 27 by an employee senior to them 19 coworker at their level 8 by a junior employee Understand the chart that indicates violence in selected metropolitan areas homicides as a percentage Know the top five cities and their associated percent of fatal occupational injuries 1 Washington dc 26 2 Atlanta25 3 New York24 4 LA23 5 houston 20 How does this compare to the number for the country as a whole The unites states as a whole is on the low 12 Be able to discuss the FBI s classifications of violence type 1 violence in connection to robbery and othe criminal acts type 2 Customer client patient related violence type 3 violence between coworkers type 4 Domestic violence spilling over to the workplace Have a general awareness of the risk factors associated with violence Such as contact with public exchange of money working late at night or early morning working in high crime areas drunk stoned doubtful people 1 0 1 1 1 2 What obvious things can companies do to control violence hire better more background people zero tolerance for violence no weapons on the premises drug and alcohol checks psych test during employment According to the article what are the positives of workplace gossip The researchers concluded that gossip assists newcomers by helping them determine who wields the greatest power something that s often hard to detect from an organisational chart Other studies show how gossip can build bonds between co workers and enhance the sharing of information How is gossip influenced by gender men are more likely to gossip about celebrities hard to believe yet apparently true as well as sports figures politicians and casual acquaintances Women on the other hand are more prone to gossiping about family members and close friends But in the workplace http www smh com au action printArticle id 3156172 Moving back home has affected family relationships in what ways about quarter 25 say the living arrangement has been bad for their relationship with their parents while a quarter 24 say it s been good and nearly half 48 say it hasn t made a difference 68 young adults living with their parents or moved back in temporarily because of economic conditions say they are very satisfied with their family life How have boomerang kids contributed to the family The sharing of family finances appears to have benefited some young adults as well as their parents 48 of boomerang children report that they have paid rent to their parents and 89 say they have helped with household expenses Have men and women contributed equally 40 of men ages 18 to 34 and 38 of women in the same age group either live with their parents now or moved back in for a time because of the economy Understand specifics see The Economics of Multi generational For this analysis multi generational households include households with two adult generations parents and adult children age 25 or older where either generation can be the household head three generations parents adult children grandchildren skipped generations grandparents and grandchildren without parents and more than three generations 1 3 1 4 1 5 http www pewsocialtrends org files 2012 03 PewSocialTrends 2012 BoomerangGeneration pdf What are the health consequences associated with guilt health problems such as backaches and headaches and work problems such as inability to concentrate or problem solve and less job satisfaction You can bet it causes home problems too such as strained relationships What sterling advice was given in terms of dealing with it change what it means to have it all make a commitment to just hang out with your family or spouse turn off your cell phone when you walk in your front door http worklifebalancingact blogspot com 2007 06 got guilt html Know the story of a boy named Narcissus the son of a god who was soo handsome and arrogant that shushed away a nymp ad a goddesse mad him fall in love with himself whilst one day he say his reflection in a pond and stayed there until he dies admiring himself Findings of the research included
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