Does Punishing Employees for Internet Misuse Work?
I found this research paper on the UNCC library article search. It discusses the effectiveness of punishment of employees who misuse the internet at work. What the research found was that the employees were more concerned with the severity of the punishment and not the fact that they may be caught.
"Employees seemed more concerned about the actual severity of the punishment than being
caught. This may be explained by the fact that most companies
are lenient with their Internet use policies and many disciplinary
incidents were not communicated with the employees [14, 54].
Therefore, the leniency on Internet misuse and the reluctance
to expose any disciplinary incidents by the company can create
illusive impressions to other employees."
caught. This may be explained by the fact that most companies
are lenient with their Internet use policies and many disciplinary
incidents were not communicated with the employees [14, 54].
Therefore, the leniency on Internet misuse and the reluctance
to expose any disciplinary incidents by the company can create
illusive impressions to other employees."
So, the employees are not given a sense of how severe it might be if they are caught misusing the internet at work. The paper goes on to give some solutions to this problem. Which in the most part it laying down guidelines that the employer gives the employees and sticks to them. Which in turn reinforces the employees to follow the guidelines and protocols set for them.
https://librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=48216614&site=eds-live&scope=site
After hearing all the conversation about internet misuse, it seems that punishments for internet use in the workplace should be increased! We have access to pretty much everything in the world from our computers, so why isn't this heavily restricted? It seems to be that employers are lagging behind technical updates.
ReplyDeleteI've been in a professor's office and they've been doing all sorts of things on the internet! From internet radio, to personal research, online shopping, etc so I would be curious to read UNCCs internet usage policy. I don't think it's realistic to say that someone has to sit at a computer all day and ONLY do authorized work. If it isn't causing a decrease in productivity then I think it should be allowed
ReplyDeleteI think the last commenter is right. It is hard to find fault with an employee who occasionally uses the internet for personal use. Many people would probably be more productive if they knew a certain amount was acceptable.
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