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A workplace incident produced a mental disability for Jaye Douglas, a white professor at a historically black institution, City College. An emotional support animal (ESA) was prescribed but, as a result, Professor Douglas encountered an increasingly hostile workplace environment. Did administrative...

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Main Author: Slack, James D., 1952- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2019.
Series:SAGE Knowledge. Cases.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A workplace incident produced a mental disability for Jaye Douglas, a white professor at a historically black institution, City College. An emotional support animal (ESA) was prescribed but, as a result, Professor Douglas encountered an increasingly hostile workplace environment. Did administrative decisions regarding the ESA accommodation rest on an organizational culture? Was the accommodation perceived as a sign of white privilege? Did the accommodation act as an unwelcomed reminder of bullying tolerated by City College? Were administrative decisions a function of accommodation miss-use?
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526468086
1526468085