Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the ‘Hot - Stove Rule’ of disciplinary action ?
Discipline is personal.
Option 4 — Discipline is personal is correct (i.e. it is NOT a characteristic of the Hot-Stove Rule).
Douglas McGregor’s Hot-Stove Rule compares disciplinary action to touching a hot stove. The analogy yields four features that good discipline should share, and being impersonal is central to it — the stove burns everyone alike, so it hurts the act, not the person. Hence “discipline is personal” contradicts the rule.
| Hot-Stove feature | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Immediate (burn) | Consequence follows the offence at once. |
| Warning | The glowing stove — rules fore-warn of consequences (option 2). |
| Consistent | It burns every time and everyone equally (option 3). |
| Impersonal | Aimed at the wrong act, not the individual (option 1). |
Why the others are correct characteristics: options 1, 2 and 3 restate the impersonal, warning and consistency principles respectively, so they cannot be the answer.
Takeaway: the Hot-Stove Rule demands immediate, forewarned, consistent and impersonal discipline — never personal.
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