Question 50 CEL01 - Chief Engineer - Limited

The Correct Answer is D **Explanation for Option D being correct:** The "hot stove" rule is an analogy often used in management and human resources to explain the principles of effective, fair discipline. The principle of discipline carrying a **clear warning** means that employees must know in advance what behaviors are unacceptable and what the consequences will be if those rules are broken. Option D, "You know what will happen if you touch a hot stove," directly mirrors this concept of a clear, advance warning. Just as one knows intuitively or from prior experience that touching a hot stove results in a burn, employees must be clearly informed about the rules and disciplinary outcomes before the unacceptable behavior occurs. **Why the other options are incorrect:** * **A) A hot stove always burns you when you touch it.** This illustrates the principle of **Consistency** (discipline is applied every time the rule is broken) or **Impersonal** (the stove is objective), but it does not specifically focus on the element of advance warning. * **B) If you touch a hot stove, it burns you right away.** This illustrates the principle of **Immediacy** (discipline is administered quickly following the infraction), not the principle of a clear warning provided beforehand. * **C) A hot stove doesn't care whom it burns.** This illustrates the principle of **Impersonality** or **Fairness** (discipline is applied objectively and equally to all employees, regardless of status or personality), not the principle of a clear, advanced warning.