Positive discipline is a disciplinary process which replaces the use of punishment as a way to modify undesirable employee behaviors. This article addresses the application of this almost exclusively private-sector disciplinary tool to the Pinellas County, Florida labor force. A preliminary examination of its operation indicates that supervisors support the use of positive discipline because of its efficacy in addressing and responding to disciplinary problems. Positive discipline appears to be part of a larger trend that favors participative management and progressive disciplinary policies as responses to the changing values of the American work force.
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