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The Management Should Also Ensure that the discipline of the 
Employee is Not Repeated.
Approaches To Discipline
 
There are three main approaches to discipline.  They are incorrect 
discipline, preventive discipline and positive discipline.
Incorrect Discipline
 
The term “incorrect discipline” refers to the usage of improper 
and incorrect measures to enforce discipline in the organization. Some 
of the incorrect techniques used by managers are: 

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Positive Discipline: This is a disciplinary procedure where discipline is 
instilled in the employees through fear. This approach assumes that 
employees work more effectively and with discipline if fear is instilled 
in them.
Negative Feedback: In some organizations, employees are given feedback 
only when their performance is found to be unsatisfactory. This kind 
of approach, called the negative feedback approach, de-motivates 
employees. Hence it is important for organizations to give both positive 
and negative feedback to employees to enable them evaluate their own 
performance.