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Punishment — its abuse and use

Lyndon Jones (Chairman of the Institute of Business Executives (ABE))

Education + Training

ISSN: 0040-0912

Article publication date: 1 January 1980

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Abstract

In order to achieve the objectives of an organisation, it may be necessary to decrease the frequency of undesirable behaviour by employees. For example some meetings may be prolonged unnecessarily, or the tempo of discussion broken, because one person persists in telling jokes. To reduce the frequency of the undesired behaviour various strategies are available, including—

Citation

Jones, L. (1980), "Punishment — its abuse and use", Education + Training, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb016654

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1980, MCB UP Limited

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