The impacts of violence against women in the workplace
Perpetrators impact the bottom line
Harris-Genge, Michelle
Signature Project
2014
MacQuarrie, Colleen
Master of Business Administration
School of Business
Psychology
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Perpetrator violence needs to be taken seriously as a corporate issue. Perpetrator violence cannot be strictly viewed as an ethical concern, but one that has financial consequences for corporations. Violence against women is pervasive in our society and is known by many names, including domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and family violence. Society at large tends to compartmentalize violence against women as a private issue; but violence against women impacts all aspects of a woman’s Show morePerpetrator violence needs to be taken seriously as a corporate issue. Perpetrator violence cannot be strictly viewed as an ethical concern, but one that has financial consequences for corporations. Violence against women is pervasive in our society and is known by many names, including domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and family violence. Society at large tends to compartmentalize violence against women as a private issue; but violence against women impacts all aspects of a woman’s life, including her workplace. Companies need to take action towards the elimination of violence against women and provide programming for both victims as well as abusers. This paper provides an overview of the research that has been conducted on the consequences that violence against women has on a workplace, and it focuses on the financial impact that perpetrators of violence have on a company. A calculator in Appendix A has been developed for Canadian businesses to help show the financial impact of perpetrator violence to help show how this is, indeed, an issue that corporations have a vested interest in instigating change. The paper ends with a conclusion of next steps and recommendations for further research on this topic. Show less
In presenting this signature project report in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Prince Edward Island, the author has agreed that the Robertson Library, University of Prince Show moreIn presenting this signature project report in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Prince Edward Island, the author has agreed that the Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island, may make this signature project freely available for inspection and gives permission to add an electronic version of the signature project to the Digital Repository at the University of Prince Edward Island. Moreover the author further agrees that permission for extensive copying of this signature project report for scholarly purposes may be granted by the professor or professors who supervised the author’s project work, or, in their absence, by the Dean of the School of Business. It is understood that any copying or publication or use of this signature project report or parts thereof for financial gain shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission. It is also understood that due recognition shall be given to the author and to the University of Prince Edward Island in any scholarly use which may be made of any material in the author’s report. Address: UPEI School of Business 550 University Avenue Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 Show less Contact Author
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