Answer to Question #99070 in Economics for viral

Question

Arjan is an employee who is never on time for work or meetings. He has been issued several warning memos but in vain. The management is not able to take stringent action against him as he is very good at his work and is one of the top performers. As his reporting authority you still feel that he should respect time and be disciplined. From the different elements of reinforcement which one should his manager choose to get the desired behaviour? Conclude by giving why it (the one which you chose) is the best suited. (1000 words)

Answer 1

A business manager using reinforcement theory might employ rewards for desirable behavior by staff and punishments for undesirable behavior to help steer employees toward intended performance goals.

In this case some mix of reward for coming in time, and punishment or giving less important tasks for coming not in time.