ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Chapter 2 / case #1

1)What conditions, if any, do you think justify the use of

punishment?

Before demonstrate the conditions to justify the use of punishment i have

to say that punishment has also negative effects.And these negative effects
greatly outweigh punishment’s positive effects.To support the idea of using
punishment we must look at the positive effects of the punishment.

-Punishment is an extremely useful technique to teach a person

what NOT to do.

-Punishing a behavior , NOT a person.(This is so important that

punishing an unwilling behavior may not be occured again but if the
punishment is presented as a personal attack it discourged the employee
and may motivate him/her negatively.

-It is beter do the punnishment once than do the reinforcement

often.To prevent an unwilling behavior you must do a reinforcement
OFTEN or do the punishment ONCE.The second option is the easiest way
to avoid unwanted behaviours.

2)Do you think the most managers use punishment ? If so , WHY?

I think most executives do not USE punishment.As I wrote above the
punishment’s negative effects greatly outweigh its positive effects.

-Punishment often results in a mere suppression of the undesirable

behavior. (he punished person discovers that it is advisable to stop doing
whatever incurred the punishment, but that the same behavior can be
tried again as soon as the punishment becomes less probable.)

-Punishment may leads to retaliatory behavior.(the employee may be

upset due to the punishment and revenge feelings may be triggered by
the punishment.)

3) Downside of using
 PUNISHMENT

-Punishment may leads to retaliatory behavior

-Punishment often results in a mere suppression of the undesirable
behavior
-Punishment may motive the employee negatively.
-May decrease job satisfaction.

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

-Increases the willing level of the positive reinforcements by doing the

positive reinforcement often.(employee may desire a reward after a
successful mission but if he/she cant receive anything , the efficency may
decrease / may be motivated negatively / may caued the increase of
turnover rate.It may create an addiction.

4)Have you ever worked of a boss who used punishment ?What was your
behavioral response.

I have worked in our family company for a while.My father was my

boss.He is an authoritative boss.He never show tolerance about being late to the work.One
day i couldnt get up early so i was late to work.When i come upon with him at the company
in the morning that i was late on he began to shouted to me and everyone was watching my
father while he was shouting to me.I was embbarressed to say anything to my father because
he was right.
This was the last day i go the the work late.