Comprehending the Incomprehensible
Organization Theory and Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations
Business & Finance, Human Resources & Personnel Management, Organizational Behavior, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Donald Palmer, Valerie Feldman | ISBN: | 9781108334112 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | August 31, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donald Palmer, Valerie Feldman |
| ISBN: | 9781108334112 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | August 31, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
This Element describes child sexual abuse and the formal organizations in which it can occur, reviews extant perspectives on child abuse, and explains how an organization theory approach can advance understanding of this phenomenon. It then elaborates the main paths through which organizational structures can influence child sexual abuse in organizations and analyze how these structures operate through these paths to impact the perpetration, detection, and response to abuse. The analysis is illustrated throughout with reports of child sexual abuse published in a variety of sources. The Element concludes with a brief discussion of the policy implications of this analysis.
This Element describes child sexual abuse and the formal organizations in which it can occur, reviews extant perspectives on child abuse, and explains how an organization theory approach can advance understanding of this phenomenon. It then elaborates the main paths through which organizational structures can influence child sexual abuse in organizations and analyze how these structures operate through these paths to impact the perpetration, detection, and response to abuse. The analysis is illustrated throughout with reports of child sexual abuse published in a variety of sources. The Element concludes with a brief discussion of the policy implications of this analysis.
