If an Employee Bends or Breaks a 'Bottom-Line' Rule, the Consequence

question 21

Multiple Choice

If an employee bends or breaks a 'bottom-line' rule, the consequence they face should be:

• A) termination of their employment.
• B) immediate.
• C) one that contains some form of punishment, because simply warning them will send a bad message to other employees.
• D) determined according to the employee's position and/or responsibilities.
• E) determined in the next team meeting.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of a behavior is altered through rewards or penalties.

Social Conditioning

The process of training individuals in a society to respond in a manner generally approved by the society and its institutions.

Cultural Hegemony

The pervasive and excessive influence of one culture throughout society.

Examples

Concrete instances or cases that illustrate or explain a general concept, idea, or phenomenon.