Worth of discipline in organisation

Discipline is the key element to building and maintaining order in the work force, yet discipline is essentially negative if not handled properly. "This confusion arises in part because discipline as a condition and discipline as an action are not always clearly distinguished”. With human beings, discipline is not instinctive because they are “unable to work together unless they accept rules of discipline of their own making or have such rules imposed upon them by the power of absolute government”. Therefore, the manner of enforcement raises the questions of how, for what, and by who will react in turn upon the morale of the organization for discipline is essential to productivity. The atmosphere in which any organization depends upon to achieve the company's goals is not maintained to minimum standards, will require disciplinary action. In this sense, disciplinary action is applied against the individual because he/she is failing to do what is expected of him/her. Such action may range from a warning to the extreme penalty of expulsion from the organization. In the light of this background, this paper discusses the concept of discipline, types of discipline, principles & procedure for disciplinary action to make the human resources more and more conducive to enhance their performance to help accomplish their individual as well as organizational goals.