Case Study: You are the HR director of a prominent IT corporation. A female software engineer files a formal complaint of sexual harassment against the company's chief technology officer (CTO), who is responsible for 60% of client revenues. The internal complaints committee is pressured by the board of directors to settle the matter privately with monetary compensation and hush up the inquiry to protect the company's upcoming IPO. The complainant insists on a formal probe. (a) Discuss the ethical responsibilities of corporate governance. (b) How will you ensure justice for the complainant under POSH Act?

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Case studies on problems of integrity, conflict of interest, crisis management, political pressure, social boycott, ethical dilemmas in public office.

Syllabus Tags:POSH Workplace Harassment Corporate Ethics vs Revenue Internal Complaints Committee Protection of Complainant Corporate Governance

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: POSH Workplace Harassment, Corporate Ethics vs Revenue, Internal Complaints Committee

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