ZAMBIAN OPEN UNIVERSITY

School Of Business Studies And Distance Education

NAME : Jenipher Kalembela

NRC NO. : 929162/11/1

SUBJECT : Research Proposal

PROGRAMME : Masters of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)

TOPIC:

Work Policies, Rules and Procedures and the effect they have on employee’s behavior

in organisation.

Date:28th November, 2018

Compiled by Jenipher Kalembela

INTRODUCTION

According to (Erick 2014) he says that most employers always want to do right by their

employees but in some instances some may behave in ways that probe to be problematic.

Companies set policies and regulations to ensure that their employees are treated fairly and that

they are in return respected, the rules are the ones that keep the organisation running smoothly.

When rules are broken managers should step into finding out why it happened and discipline the

employee in the best possible manner. However every company should have policies such as

thoroughly discipline policy that is shared with each employee and outline the disciplinary

actions that will be taken if his or her behavior or conduct becomes problematic. And a good

policy can help a company avoid problems that could have negative impact on its employees and

the business.

He adds on to say that a policy can help an organisation achieve the following;

1. Set high standards - Having an established policy that is well set known to all

employees and applied fairly can help set standards of conducts among workers. As most

relationships of employer-employee most relationships of employers must operate on a

foundation of trust and understanding. A policy can help foster values of the organisation

as long as it is fairly drafted and implemented.

2. Correct Behavior – Many are the times an employee can violet a rule or act in a way

outside the norm unknowingly or even to test boundaries.

3. Avoid Problems – Addressing policy violations and misconducts early is the best way to

avoid bigger problems later.

4. Prevent Lawsuits – One of the most important reasons for a good disciplinary policy is

that it allows you to handle policy violations in a manner that will prevent future lawsuits.
Above all know how to formulate work place discipline policy and what to include in it is the

first step towards establishing a process for disciplinary actions with your company. However

this can only be achieved if the following steps are taken into consideration;

 Review of the employee hand book to exactly what employees are expected to do and

how they are expected to behave.

 Set progressive discipline process and outline it carefully in the policy. This will clarify

on how incidents will be handled by managers and employees

 Finally include specific guidelines for managers and supervisors who have to enforce the

policy. Make sure that they understand the policies and the process thoroughly and stress

the importance of being consistent with employer.

He concludes by saying that a proper workplace disciplinary policy is not just good for

employers and mangers. It is about setting a good standard of behavior and outlining a clear

disciplinary process is also a good for business.

It is against this research proposal introduction that I will carry out a research on “Work

Policies, Rules and Procedures and the effect they have on employee’s behavior in an

organisation” and my case study will be at Lusaka City Council.