What is it about?
This case deals with a decision that has to be made by a Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a new start-up in a South Asian country - Bangladesh, who is made aware of a mid- level manager who was overheard using derogatory terms while referring to female colleagues.
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Why is it important?
Deals with female employees in a developing economy.
Perspectives
This was a tough paper to write! Much progress was made in this area in the past but the world seems to be going in the opposite direction in many ways.
Rumana Anam
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This page is a summary of: Dealing with incivility and setting the tone for the future – a case study about a startup company in Bangladesh, The CASE Journal, February 2026, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/tcj-04-2025-0135.
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