Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3rd Edition by Raymond Andrew Noe, Patrick Wright, John Hollenbeck,Barry Gerhart

Exercise 21

The progressive discipline process described in this chapter is meant to be fair and understandable, but it tends to be slow. Try to think of two or three offenses that should result in immediate discharge, rather than follow all the steps of progressive discipline. Explain why you selected these offenses. If the dismissed employee sued, do you think the organization would be able to defend the action in court