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1. Discipline is one of Henry Fayol's Principles of Management and is required for obedience, application, and respect to superiors in any organization. 2. All employees must have a sense of discipline to help the organization achieve its objectives through clear rules, effective supervision, penalties for non-obedience, and rewards. 3. Top ranking officials are responsible for maintaining discipline in their organization by strictly following the rules themselves to encourage compliance from lower ranks.

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Discipline

1. Discipline is one of Henry Fayol's Principles of Management and is required for obedience, application, and respect to superiors in any organization. 2. All employees must have a sense of discipline to help the organization achieve its objectives through clear rules, effective supervision, penalties for non-obedience, and rewards. 3. Top ranking officials are responsible for maintaining discipline in their organization by strictly following the rules themselves to encourage compliance from lower ranks.

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DISCIPLINE

Discipline is one of Henry Fayol’s Principle of Management. It is required in every


organization in which in terms of obedience, application and respect to superiors.

A sense of discipline should possess by all workers of a company, institution or


organization in order to achieve its objectives in the best possible way wherein
administrators should consider clear explanation of the rules, effective supervision,
possible provision for penalty on non-obedience and reward system.

A sense of discipline is needed in all employees at all level in the organization for
the smooth functioning of the organization as well as the achievement of the
organizational objectives. Some employees inherently possess this quality but some
employees need to be induced with the sense of discipline, and the manager must give
proper attention to this type of individuals to maintain and improve discipline in the
organization.

In the Philippine National Police (PNP) organization, top ranking officials are
greatly responsible for maintaining discipline in the organization and for this first of all
they have to strictly accept the rules of the organization and follow them so that police
personnel in lower ranks get encouraged to accept and follow the rules.

Discipline is a behaviour which achieved either positive or negative. Positive


discipline involves actions engaged to encourage employees to follow regulations and
principles positively instead of negatively in which self-discipline is maintained to
achieve good job performance that tends to accomplishments.

Negative discipline involves the use of external force or the threat of its use. Its
objective is to improve and challenge the delinquent to improve his behaviour as well as
to defer others from similar actions and maintain consistent, effective group of
behaviour.

Individual differences are innate in every uniformed personnel considering the


way of living or the individual factor, environmental and organizational factor.
Behaviours and response towards works are varying.

Individual factor is a result of different behaviours and responses. Example of


individual difference includes having non-conventional person, differs in work ethics and
no attention and control in work due to not fully committed of his designated work or
assignment.

Environmental factor affects people oriented processes. Disorderliness in


organizations or institutions is a reflection of indiscipline in the society like unpleasant
attitudes in dealing with the community during police operations.

Organizational factor is protecting organization or institution from external factors


of indiscipline is the key in achieving obedience. In addition, practice, ineffective
leadership and supervision, discriminatory, undesirable behaviours of superiors and
politics. These factors which probably affect the whole organization in which superiors
must undergo trainings and seminars to be shared to the personnel as well as
personnel also do the same in order to uplift personnel and organizational satisfaction.
PNP personnel commit an act of indiscipline; organization or institution has an
effective mechanism in taking disciplinary action. It includes punishment for
undisciplined behaviour. It includes administration of punishment with definite guidelines
to be followed; a clearly specified behaviour which falls under the category and require
disciplinary action. It is taken immediately after the commitment of disruptive behaviour
that meets the criteria of natural justice that takes privately. Before taking action, the
employee should submit an explanation after which should be treated in normal manner
which will encourage him.

There is a proper procedure of disciplinary action applicable to every PNP


personnel charged with misconduct in which he should given an opportunity to present
witness of his choice and other documents to prove that he is not liable to any
accusation. Cross-examination was also given as opportunity to the personnel to
established truthfulness. Inquiry against him should be fair and conducted by
disinterested person/s. No material should be used against him without chance to
explain. The punishment given should not be out of proportion to the misdemeanour
committed.

Policy of discipline contains various do’s and don’ts for prevailing the behaviour
of those for whom the code is mount with a main objective to promote constructive
criticism at all levels of management and personnel as well as to avoid strike of work
and lawsuit and to secure the settlement of disputes and grievances and to facilitate a
free growth of trade unions and to maintain discipline in the industry or organization.

CONCLUSION

Discipline is a two way process. If the superior demands it from his personnel, he
should practice it too. Discipline is essential in every organization in order to attain
success and transparency in it. Discipline means sincerity in work, carrying out orders
and instructions of superiors and to have faith in the plans and series of the
organization.

Since, warning, fines, suspension and dismissals of personnel is not an advocate


but set as a rule to maintained discipline in an organization. These punishments are
infrequently rewarded. A well disciplined working force is important for improving the
quality of service.

RECOMMENDATION

Discipline is one of the fourteen Principles of Management by Henry Fayol’s that


some organizations adapted like the Philippine National Police wherein mode of
disciplines to erring PNP personnel were primed with a corresponding sanctions. It is
indeed effective measures to every personnel or employees that serve as warning that
incline to encourage and challenge every personnel to become more productive and
well-discipline.

Discipline must be observed and included in structuring organizational


guidelines. It must be applied and implemented without biases no matter what rank or
position it can be in order to attain a good working relationship that resulted to a high-
quality service.

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