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The Emotional Toll of Frontline Labor
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Why Sexual Harassment Persists and What Organizations Can Do to Stop It
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Has Sexual Harassment at Work Decreased Since #MeToo?
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Using the Power of Supply Chains to End Sexual Harassment
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Why Sexual Harassment Is More of a Problem in Venture Capital
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Why Sexual Harassment Programs Backfire
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How Unusual Is the Roger Ailes Sexual Harassment Case?
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The #MeToo Backlash
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Case Study: Was That Harassment?
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If You Fire Someone for Sexual Harassment, What Do You Say If You're Called for a Reference?
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Sexual Harassment Claims Have Fallen Among Young White Women, but Not Older Women or Black Women
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Measuring the Impact of #MeToo on Gender Equity in Hollywood
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The Omissions That Make So Many Sexual Harassment Policies Ineffective
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Sexual Harassment Is Rampant in Health Care. Here's How to Stop It.
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How HR and Judges Made It Almost Impossible for Victims of Sexual Harassment to Win in Court
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Most People Are Supportive of #MeToo. But Will Workplaces Actually Change?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThree ways leaders can build on the momentum.
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Coley Andrews
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Activision Blizzard Inc.: Facing the Call of Duty with a Laser Focus on Women
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Susan Taylor at Exeter Group
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VCayr: Managing Sexual Harassment (Digital Learning Experience)
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Uber: The Turbulent Rise of "Everyone's Private Driver"
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The Boss Has the Wrong Idea: Confidential Role Material for Julia Smith
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Public Mission, Private Funding: The University of California, Berkeley
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details UC Berkeley, long known as one of the leading public universities in both the U.S. and the world, has seen turbulent times recently. While student enrollment... -
Julia Miller (C): An Unexpected Turn of Events
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A Dolphin Bullied: Jonathan Martin's NFL Experience in Miami (A)
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McDonald's Board of Directors (B)
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Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace: Women at Work Discussion Group Toolkit
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Illustrative Transformations (A)
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Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (A)
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Darden Investment Sales
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Be.artsy: A Social Entrepreneur's Dilemma in Scaling Women Empowerment
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Julia Miller (A): Managing Sexual Misconduct
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An Uncomfortable Encounter: Perceptions of Sexual Harassment
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Illustrative Transformations (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Susan, a first-year analyst at a trading firm, is the only woman among a tight-knit group of 30 analysts, now that Paulette has just been promoted to...
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Coley Andrews
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Activision Blizzard Inc.: Facing the Call of Duty with a Laser Focus on Women
Management Case Study8.95View Details Honorable Mention; 2022 DEI Global Case Writing Competition. In November 2021, Activision Blizzard, Inc., the California-based maker of popular videogames... -
Susan Taylor at Exeter Group
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Activision Blizzard Inc.: Facing the Call of Duty with a Laser Focus on Women, Teaching Note
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How to Create a Worker Safety Hotline That Really Works
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VCayr: Managing Sexual Harassment (Digital Learning Experience)
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Uber: The Turbulent Rise of "Everyone's Private Driver"
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The meteoric rise of ride-sharing firm Uber illustrates how gig-economy firms can grow to prominence and disrupt older, mature industries. Yet Uber's... -
The Boss Has the Wrong Idea: Confidential Role Material for Julia Smith
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To Combat Harassment, More Companies Should Try Bystander Training
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