respondent had a claim for sexual harassment on the basis of a hostile work environment‚ even if the sexual acts were voluntary. Issues: (1) Whether a corporate employer is automatically liable under Title VII if they have no prior knowledge of the alleged discrimination. (2) Whether a hostile work environment based on sexual harassment can be established …. Holding: In a 9/0 decision‚ the United States Supreme Court declared that A claim of "hostile environment" sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination
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Harassment can be described in general terms as aggressive or hostile interaction at the workplace. It is one of the most extreme psychosocial strains that can occur in the work environment which can cause great personal harm as well as litigation and liability issues. According to Walsh (2010)‚ hostile work environment harassment is a form of discrimination burdened with conflict at the workplace. It can happen between colleagues of the same rank as well as between supervisor and subordinates‚ races
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Introduction This is a research assignment regarding the analysis of a friendly takeover example and a hostile takeover example in the year 2010 to 2011. As for the friendly takeover acquisition‚ it is still in process with a vertical business combination of building materials supper and peat moss distributor. As for the hostile takeover acquisition‚ this is a Horizontal Business Combination of two mineral mining companies. Friendly Takeover Example –Vertical business combination IKO Enterprises
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Bibliography: http://mymba.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/8/3/3183924/be_7.ppt john r. Boatright‚ ethics in finance‚third edition‚page no.2 www.cga-pdnet.org/Non_VerifiableProducts/.../FinStatFraud_p3.pd http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/hostile-takeover.html http://pgreenfinch.pagesperso-orange.fr/recupknol/k66e-financefrauddecep.html http://www.slideshare.net/kvaastav/ethics-in-finance-14797747
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the Chic Company. 1) Gather information regarding mergers and present it to Nina’s board of directors. 2) Discuss reasons and factors justifying mergers‚ including their benefits to society and each company. 3) Discuss the Pro’s and Con’s of a hostile versus friendly mergers‚ along with some data on how shareholders from each side have fared in past mergers. 4) Do a sensitivity analysis of all data that was estimated and used in the merger analysis. 5) How to start negotiations‚ the beginning
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was put into situations where a looming authoritarian figure may have dominated his mindset‚ and pressured his actions. He was put into an area where it first may have seen like an “experiment”‚ but gradually became more real. The area became very hostile and made people start to go to extremes because the environment became extreme. It is very difficult for one person to act against the teachings and brainwash they may have experienced from the Holocaust. They were taught in their schools at a young
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things that lived‚ unaided‚ alone‚ by virtue of his own strength and prowess‚ surviving triumphantly in a hostile environment where only the strong survive.” (Jack London) A major theme in Jack London’s classic book The Call of The Wild is that adaptability is essential for survival which is what Buck experiences throughout the whole book. At the beginning‚ Buck has to adapt to the hostile environment in Alaska. First‚ Buck experiences snow for the first time. For example‚ he is shipped on a boat
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independent study and review of this case‚ it is my judgment that Teddy’s Supplies is indeed liable for workplace and sexual harassment against Virginia Pollard. A careful review of the case also indicates that the plaintiff‚ Ms. Pollard‚ was placed in a "hostile" environment under the supervision of Steve King. While it is not illegal for one woman to work among a group of men‚ careful judgment should be used by the employer in determining if the work environment is suitable for males and females. As a
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There are 3 criterions for establishing sexual harassment which are: 1.) The conduct was unwelcome 2.) The conduct was severe‚ pervasive‚ and regarded by the claimant as so hostile or offensive as to alter his or her conditions of employment; and 3.) The conduct was such that a reasonable person would find it hostile and offensive. In this case Curtis was making unwanted sexual remarks to Jackie. He made these remarks not only in private but in front of her band members. This behavior from
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(p. 109). Research has shown that paternalism can be defined as either hostile sexism or benevolent sexism (Glick and Fiske‚ 1996). Benevolent sexism is the positive evaluation of women in traditional gender role‚ while hostile sexism is the negative evaluation of women who violate traditional gender roles (Glick‚ Deibold‚ Bailey-Weerner‚ & Zhu‚ 1997; Masser & Adams in press). This article focuses on the influence that hostile and benevolent sexism has on people’s perceptions of female offenders (Viki
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