Causes for Infringement of Discipline
The main reasons for breach of discipline in any organization may be stated under following heads
(I) Causes Related To the Worker
(a)Illiteracy and low intellectual level of workers.
(b)Workers personal problems like their fears, hope, aspirations etc. 166
(c)Inborn tendencies of workers to flout rules.
(II) Causes Related To the Socio – Cultural Factors -
(a)Misunderstanding and rivalry among workers.
(b)Discrimination based on caste, colour, sex, place in imposing penalties.
(III) Causes Related To the Work Environment –
(a)Bad working conditions.
(b)Defective supervision
(c) Non-placement of right person on the right job.
(IV) Causes Related To the Management Practices –
(a)Lack of clarity in rules & regulation as laid out by the top management.
(b)Faulty performance appraisal systems leading to favoritism thereby generating indiscipline.
(c) Absence of sympathetic and scientific management.