questions
Qs 1
Michael is becoming a theory X at work. Like people suffering from Theory X, Michael hate jobs, have no ambition, and are not prepared to take responsibilities when called upon. After the management discovered the behavior, the manager should discipline him to motivate him. Notably, he should use a structured carrot and stick strategy, which awards good performance and punishes terrible performance.
Qs2
In the case scenario involved, there is whistleblowing involved. This is because Tom alerted you concerning Mary’s habit of leaving work early and reporting late. A Write up should be given to Mary, who is always late, and refer to the list of the days that she arrived late. Use the corporation’s ordinary disciplinary form, including the explanation for the write-up, the dates and times that the employee arrived late. If she continues to come late, further action may be taken.
Q3
As a supervisor, I would not punish Rosa for the misconduct but request her to remove the offensive screen saver. This is because it is considered misconduct to harass other employees sexually. Sexual harassment is inappropriate conduct that involves sexual advances, sexually-oriented or provocative remarks or jokes, sexual talk, inappropriate physical touching that may make another employee harassed.
Q 4
I would punish Andre for insubordination as a supervisor. Insubordination is an explicitly or implicitly failure by an employee to comply with a manager’s or supervisor’s legal, ethical, and fair order when that directive has been completely understood. Also, showing disrespect in the form of obscene or mocking language displayed to the supervisor would call for a suspension.
Q 5
The employee should be punished for smoking on the work premises to expose the other employees to secondhand smoke, which may cause lung problems. The punishment is for being non-compliant to the company’s set policies.