Sexual Harassment In The Workplaces

Running head: CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT
Contemporary Management
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CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Response to the incident.............................................................................................................2
Recommendations for Board......................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................5

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CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT
Introduction
Contemporary management refers to the planning and the organizing of the operations
of an organization so that it can achieve the organizational goals. The monitoring of the
information and the supervising of the personal are of crucial importance in the present age.
Cotton On group refers to largest global retailer in Australia which deals with the fashion
clothing along with the stationery brands (Cottonon.com 2020). The CEO of the company
have been accused of the sexual harassment by the subordinates of his previous company.
The incident have caught the attention of the media and the story pertaining to the
accusations are being proliferated with the aid of the online platforms. The CEO have denied
the incidence of the harassments but it have been confirmed from the various sources that the
stories were produced separately and each party was not aware of the accusation of the other
party. The reports that were circulated in relation to the incident was consistent that have
raised the concern for Cotton-On-Group. This report discusses about the assessment of the
situation and the recommendations that the board can resort to for solving the problem.
Response to the incident
Sexual harassment refers to the incidence of the unwelcome sexual advance and the
unwelcome request for the sexual favours that can make another person feel humiliated and
offended. It is an unlawful act that can be injurious for the environment of an organisation.
The sexual allegation against the present CEO can create the crude conversation in the
workplace that can disrupt the progress of the company. It is imperative that the harassment
free environment is created within the ambit of the workplace that can ensure the efficient
carrying out of the work in a company (Humanrights.gov.au 2020). It will raise the concern
among the female employees of Cotton On Group that would jeopardise the carrying out of
the proper work in the company. It have created the demoralizing effect on the workers in
Cotton On Group and it can discourage the female employees from asserting themselves in
workplace. It have reinforced the idea among the people that the women are vulnerable and it
have created the intimidating environment within the framework of the workplace. There are
many women who want to leave the job in Cotton On Group as they feel that they would be a
victim of the sexual harassment in the company. The Maslow theory of hierarchy of needs
talks about the fact that the satisfaction of the needs of an individual can be instrumental in
providing the motivation to a person (Bratton and Gold 2017). The needs for the security
along with the safety can be said to be vital for the performance of an individual. The people
desire the control and the order in their lives that contributes to a great extent to their
behaviour. It can be stated to be the basic needs of an individual and providing an employee
with the security can ensure the optimal performance of the workers (Acevedo 2018). The
allegations of the sexual abuse against the CEO have raised the doubts in the minds of the
women employees regarding their safety and it would have a detrimental effect on the
performance of the workers in the company.
Recommendations for Board
It can be recommended that on the basis of the key personal competencies the leaders
should act in the ethical manner that can take an organization in the right path. The ethical