Examples of punishment in the following topics:
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- Punishment is the imposition of a negative consequence with the goal of reducing or stopping someone's undesirable behavior.
- In punishment, the rate of the target behavior is decreased by imposing a negative consequence (i.e., "positive punishment") or by removing a pleasant or desired stimulus (i.e., "negative punishment") immediately or shortly after each occurrence of the behavior.
- Shocking a rat for turning left instead of right in a maze is an example of positive punishment; taking away a child's toy after he hits his brother is an example of negative punishment.
- In a management context, punishment tools can include demotions, salary cuts, and terminations (fires).
- Recognize the uses of punishment as a motivational tool in the context of organizational behavio
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- Punishment: a negative or punishing event which causes the behavior to occur less often.
- Positive punishment occurs when a stimulus is added, which results in the behavior occurring less often.
- Negative punishment occurs when a stimulus is taken away, which results in the behavior occurring less often.
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- These frameworks can be coupled with concepts of reinforcement and punishment as tools managers use to emphasize or discourage specific behaviors.
- These include positive and negative reinforcements and positive and negative punishments.
- As a result, a manager must recognize what level of the hierarchy an employee is on before using reinforcement or punishment.
- Similarly, punishments can be effective in emphasizing motivational successes and failures as well.
- In this situation, equity theory allows management to motivate through punishing employees who do not create the required returns to pay their salaries.
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- Transactional leaders focus on performance, promote success with rewards and punishments, and maintain compliance with organizational norms.
- They are extrinsic motivators who encourage success through the use of rewards and punishment.
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- Transactional leadership promotes compliance with existing organizational goals and performance expectations through supervision and the use of rewards and punishments.
- Transactional leaders reward and punish in traditional ways according to organizational standards; transformational leaders attempt to achieve positive results from employees by keeping them invested in projects, leading to an internal, high-order reward system.
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- Skinner's theory of behavior modification, which takes into account the effect of reward and punishment on changing behavior.
- The father of behavioral theory showed the connection between behaviors and reward and punishment.
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- These can include direct punishment or the withholding of desired resources or rewards.
- In many circumstances, fear of social exclusion can be a much stronger motivator than some kind of physical punishment.
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- Managers in Theory X rely more heavily on punishment, fear, and coercion as motivational techniques and less on reward.
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- Thus, an organization will generally reward members who treat others equitably and generally punish (increase the cost for) members who treat others inequitably.
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- Implementing rewards and punishments that parallel the organization's goals help to create a work culture and work environment that embody those goals and objectives.