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Punishment In The Workplace


Punishment In The Workplace
Argues against negative reinforcement as means of altering worker behavior.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) | 5 sources | 1990 United States


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"Enlightened corporate America is shedding its once dictatorial image for one that is less autocratic and hierarchical: as a result, negative reinforcement, or "punishment," is being used less frequently as a tool for modifying employee performance. Instead, positive reinforcement has shown to be far more effective in increasing worker satisfaction and, thus, productivity.

A checklist of rewards and punishments of potential use in a job setting includes the following as rewards: praise and encouragement, approval, recognition, and comradeship. A list of negative reinforcers, or "punishments," includes criticism, withdrawal of privileges, undesirable assignment, probation, suspension, firing, and, naturally, withholding any of the rewards already listed."

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APA Citation:

Punishment In The Workplace (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Argumentative-Essay-Punishment-In-The-Workplace/18490

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"Punishment In The Workplace" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Argumentative-Essay-Punishment-In-The-Workplace/18490>




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