Consensual Relationship Agreements

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Consensual Relationship Agreement or Love Contract? Quinetta Cooper Dr. Arthur Harper BUS 520 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior January 26, 2013 Consensual Relationship Agreement or Love Contract? Introduction: This case study is organizational behavior and is mainly aimed to understand the concept of “Consensual Relationship Agreements” in the work place. The Consensual Relationship Agreement refers to the convenience, lust or love relationships of employees at the same organization. Some individuals believe that the consensual relationship agreement should be signed by every employee and would be effective for the organizational and employees’ performance, while on the other hand some are under the impression that the relationship of employees are their personal matter and should not be addressed in the workplace. This case study has focused over numerous bullets including but not limited to the use of consensual relationship agreement, creating a counter argument against the use of CRAs in an existing organization, discussing the ethical principles involved in Consensual Relationship Agreements in the United States, and other options that would address the workplace romance. Consensual Relationship Agreement – Arguments: In my current organization, there is no use of Consensual Relationship Agreements. The organization hires spouses, but not in the same department. When a couple is married or in a relationship, the organization will give them the option of going to a different department. This policy is for any family member – sisters, parents and children, cousins, etc. This is stated in the organization’s employee handbook and is reiterated during orientation. The fact that it is signed by the employees is very important to the implementation process of this policy. Counter Argument – Consensual Relationship Agreement: If you put
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