Was That Harassment? Commentary for HBR Case Study

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Management article

Reference no. R1903Z

Authors: Neil Bearden (INSEAD)

Published by: Harvard Business Publishing

Originally published in: "Harvard Business Review", 2019

Length: 3 pages

Topics: Communication; Conflict; Hiring & employment; Interpersonal relations; Organizational culture; Personnel policies; Sexual harassment; Women in business; Work environments

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Abstract

After a salesman jokingly asks a female colleague if her appearance is the reason for her inclusion in a leadership program, his friend, the only other person present, reports the incident to HR. Then the female colleague must decide, in view of her company's zero-tolerance policy, whether or not to pursue a complaint. This fictional case study by J Neil Bearden features expert commentary by Maria Galindo and Sarah Beaulieu. For teaching purposes, this is the commentary-only version of the HBR case study. There is also a case-only version, and a complete case study and commentary version.