Scan the newspapers, listen to the evening news, peruse a periodical, survey the literature, talk to a friend, and you too will find example after example of organizations and individuals faced with the costly effects of discrimination. Any situation in which a group or individual is treated unfavorably based on prejudice, usually against their membership of a socially distinct group or category cause discrimination. Such causes usually include having predetermined view on someone because of …showed first 75 words of 1023 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1023 total…and eliminate discrimination and harassment practices, employers need to have both their principles and their practices understood and applied at all levels in the organization. Principles are the foundation on which applications and practices are built. They are the primary truths or distinctive opinions that form the basis of company culture. They tell why we should do certain things, whereas practices tell more specifically what to do, that is, how to carry out these principles.