• AssumesthatyouareanHRexecutiveforacompanythatmanufacturesandsellsagriculturalproducts(forexample,fertilizersandgrainfeeds).Thecompanysworkforceof1,200employeesis70percentmaleand30percentfemale.Drawingfromthiscaseandthechaptercontent,developanantiharassmentpolicyandprogram.Whatarethemajorchallengesyouseeinimplementingtheprogram?
• Many experts assert that reported cases of sexual harassment represent only a small percentage of the total number of incidents that actually occur in the workplace. If their assertion is true, why do so many cases go unreported? How would your HRM policy on harassment address this situation?
• As research indicates, people differ widely in their perceptions of sexual harassment. What is a harmless remark to one individual can be an annoying, even infuriating insult to another. In your view, what separates harmless conduct from harassing behavior? In the same vein, when does a sexist environment become a hostile, harassing one?