Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Professor John Mitchell Lithonia Campus BUS 520 – Organization and Leadership October 30, 2012 Strayer University Abstract This paper will discuss Consensual Relationship Agreements in the workplace. Within the paper, I will argue for the use of CRAs in the workplace by explaining the benefits. I will also present a counter argument against the use by explaining the cons. Ethical principles and other options are also discussed. Argue
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| The Case for Consensual Relationship Agreements | BUS 520 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior/Assignment 1: Consensual Relationship Agreements Case study | | Victor A. Colon | 4/22/2012 | | Introduction Human beings spend their lives interacting with others. In turn, a great portion of this interaction occurs at work. Professional relationships are important to build as individuals advance in a career. It is not enough to have a good set of skills as progress in a career
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Consensual Relationship Agreement Despite their imperfections, love contracts can help protect employers from exposure to employment discrimination lawsuits, including the ever-growing flood of retaliation claims, which rose to the No. 2 charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2007. Problems with love contracts can be minimized if they include: • A reference to or recitation of the company’s sexual harassment policy and an acknowledgment that the employees
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If a relationship between a supervisor and a subordinate or between coworkers ends on a sour note, one of the employees may claim that it wasn’t consensual, that he was sexually harassed[->2], or that she was retaliated[->3] against if she receives a poor performance review from her former paramour. In 2008, more than 13,867 sexual harassment claims were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) [->4] Maintain an antinepotism policy promulgated antinepotism policies, which prohibit
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decide if the two officers can still work the same shift or not ( (Bill Whitmore, 2010). In this case, a form, known as the Consensual Relationship Agreement has to be signed. According to Stetson University School of Law, a consensual relationship “is one in which two people are engaged by mutual consent in an emotionally (romantic) and physically (sexually) intimate relationship” (Stetson University College of Law, 2008). Now in some cases many people may either agree or disagree with having relations
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Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study The Purpose of this project is to examine the Consensual Relationship Agreement Case (CRA) Study. In developing the project concepts will be identified in the areas of organizational behavior models of individual, group, and organizational processes; how ethical decisions are made, and concepts of individual differences, personality traits, and perspectives. According to Hellriegel & Slocum (2011) the characteristics of a Consensual Relationship
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Consensual Relationship Agreements in the Workplace Case Study BUS 520: Leadership and Organizational Management Submitted to: Dr. Thomas Schaefer, Strayer University Instructor Submitted by: Aythea L. Jackson 1. Argue for the use of Consensual Relationship Agreements (CRAs) in your current (or future) workplace. Most employers
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most employers. With more employees working longer days and spending so much of their time on the job, romantic relationships at work are developing more frequently. Workplace romance may be the only option for employees whose workload limits their outside activities, but for employers, this trend may prove to be a problem as the potential liability associated with these relationships rises. Some organizations ban all workplace dating, while other employers have no policy at all to address these
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Consensual Relationship Agreements BUS 520 April 3, 2012 Abstract This report will examine the issue of consensual relationship agreements (CRA), also known as love contracts, within the workplace. It will define what a CRA is, and argue for the use of CRAs in the workplace and argue against the use of CRAs in the workplace. It will also address the ethical principles involved in the use of CRAs and offer another option to CRAs that would address workplace romances.
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Consensual Relationship Behavior Eddie Lemon Professor Mensah-Dartey Bus 520 Leadership and Business Behavior January 22, 2012 Office romance has definitely been an issue in the workplace for years. It is a very dangerous and very sticky situation to get in. Of course we all know that things in the beginnings of a relationship are always exciting and fun. But as a married man for over forty years I know that the romance will tend to dissipate every so often. There are no relationships
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