Solution Application - Individual Task

Running Head: Solution Application - Individual Task
SOLUTION APPLICATION - INDIVIDUAL TASK

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
1. Problem background....................................................................................................................3
2. Problem definition.......................................................................................................................5
3. Solution generation......................................................................................................................6
4. Solution evaluation......................................................................................................................7
5. Implementation and action plan...................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
Reference List..................................................................................................................................9
Appendices....................................................................................................................................11
Appendix 1: The drill down technique..........................................................................................11
Appendix 2: The four frame model...............................................................................................12

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Introduction
This assignment is based on solution application based on Seven Network, a media
company in Australia and this company is taken to discuss the sexual harassment problem. The
purpose of this assignment is to highlight how women in media companies, such as the Seven
Network face sexual harassment in the workplace.
At first, the problem background states the problem that is going on in the company. The
rationale for solving the problem and decision-making are elucidated in this assignment. The
problem definition highlights the sexual harassment cases women in the Seven Network have to
go through and its outcome. The alternative solution to the problem of sexual harassment of
women and its evaluation are also critically analysed.
1. Problem background
The sexual harassment cases in media companies in Australia are increasing at a
tremendous level and the higher authorities, the management team of such companies is not
doing anything to change this issue at the workplace. The Seven Network's higher authorities are
not able to provide utmost security to women employees in Australia even when they have the
right to get a secure and safe workplace. In 2017, it was reported by the media that a cadet
journalist named Amy Taeuber was facing sexual harassment in the workplace of Seven
Network from her older reporter (Abc, 2018). However, her problems had increased when she
had complained about this case to the higher authorities of the company. Amy, a 27-year-old
cadet journalist, got no notice of allegations that were placed upon her before she was suspended
from her job. Her phone was removed, and she was forced to leave the building, and she was not
allowed to switch off her computer before she left.
It was mentioned in the reports that she was expelled from this media company. After she
complained about the senior male colleague, she was suspended based on the fact that she had

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bullied a fellow cadet (Abc, 2017). Just to keep proof of this situation, she was recording the
whole conversation that was about to happen between her and the company's human resources
manager. However, she was fired from her duties at that moment, and so she could not take her
phone, use her email and so on (McDonald & Charlesworth, 2016).
Rational problem-solving process
Amy is not the one, who had face case of sexual harassment in the media company. Even
before the incident of Amy had taken place, the cases of sexual harassment had happened in
Australia with other women. It was reported in 2012-study report of Louise North that 57% of
5777 female journalist, who were surveyed on 27 February 2012 had faced sexual experience
(Ifex, 2017). In earlier times, MEAA had surveyed via the International Federation of Journalists
in 1996. It was found out in the survey that just fewer than 52% of respondents had experienced
sexual harassment in their workplace. The rational process for solving this problem can take
place if the issues of the women journalists are solved within the work atmosphere and by giving
equal rights to both men and women. In the case of Amy, the human resources manager had
breached the rights of the company while dealing with the case of sexual harassment (Iqbal,
Anwar & Haider, 2015).
Identify implicit assumptions
There are certain rules made in the Seven Network Company, which states that any
employee in the job role of a journalist has the right to get support to prove their claims in any
situation. However, this rule had acted as an implicit assumption in the case of Amy (Abc, 2017).
After being a cadet journalist, Amy had a right to express her complain about an older employee,
who was calling her a lesbian and made some unpleasant remarks on her marital status.
However, the human resources manager had made it clear to her that she was not able to exercise
her rights properly just as male employees. After complaining about the older employee, the
HRM department was investigating about Ms Amy Taeuber just for a satirical memes page
regarding a reality program of Seven Network. However, her sister, Kate, mainly ran this page
and even knowing this truth, Amy was blamed for this reason (Abc, 2017). She was blamed for
this page, bulling an older cadet and even she was not able to get support from another cadet
named Lesley Johns during a meeting with the human resources manager. These implicit