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Employee Discipline: Chapter Eight Integration and Maintainace
Employee Discipline: Chapter Eight Integration and Maintainace
A. Employee discipline
is the orderly conduct by an employee in an expected
manner.
is the orderly conduct by the members of an organization.
Good discipline means that employees are willing to abide
by company rules and executive orders and behave in the
desired fashion.
Misconduct is Violation of rules, regulations, procedure and
norms.
Factors to be considered
Seriousness of the Problem
Duration of the Problem
Nature of the Problem
External Influence
Degree of Familiarity
Disciplinary Practices
Management Support
Major Types of Employee Discipline
Type # 1. Positive Discipline
is an atmosphere of mutual trust and common purpose
Type # 2. Negative Discipline
is a sort of check or restraint on the freedom of a person.
Type # 3. Self-Discipline and Control
one’s efforts at self-control for the purpose of adjusting oneself to certain needs
and demands.
Type # 4. Progressive Discipline
conclude that penalties must be appropriate to the violation
Type # 5. The Red Hot Stove Rule
draws an analogy between touching a hot stove and undergoing discipline.
Causes of Indiscipline
Organizational Factors
failed to assess the traits of individuals like attitude, obedience,
tolerance and inquisitiveness
Individual Factors
differences caused by education, experience, values, attitudes,
beliefs, intelligence, personality, etc.
Environmental Factors
Indiscipline
prevailing in family, educational institutions, political
system, religious institutions, breakdown of social control
mechanism
Collective bargaining and Labor Relationship