Essentials of Organizational Behavior (14th Edition)
Essentials of Organizational Behavior (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134523859
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain: The way workplace discrimination weakens the effectiveness of an organization.

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Explain the way workplace discrimination weakens the effectiveness of an organization:

Workplace discrimination refers to the unfair discrimination or judgment about an individual based on stereotypes, which is the perception of an individual about someone based on the group to which he belongs to.

Workplace discrimination involves sexual harassment, intimidation, incivility, exclusion, and discriminatory policy. It might result in reduced productivity, more conflicts among the workers, increased turnover, losing qualified workers, and increased risk-taking behavior.

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