Individual Discipline: A Holistic Observation

Abstract

The concept of individual discipline attracts significant attention from scholars and practitioners because it has a great impact on the success of various social systems. In scholarly literature, the concept of discipline is often discussed in a dichotomous manner, where some arguments praise its merits (positive discipline) while others emphasize its demerits (negative discipline). Such a dichotomous approach may lead to a distortion of the actual meaning of discipline. The divergent views expressed by the researchers about the discipline create a gap in the theoretical and practical aspects of the field. This study, therefore, seeks to fill the existing gap in the literature by providing an in-depth analysis of the individual discipline. In order to fulfill this objective, a qualitative research method with an inductive thematic approach was mainly used to explore the various themes that emerge from the literature under review. A critical review of related literature resulted in fourteen different disclosures, from which two conceptual models were developed to help explain the reality of the discipline. The final deduction from the study was that discipline is a complex concept influenced by many factors, and so a broader outlook should be used, without limiting it to a single perspective.
Key Words: Discipline Management, Individual Discipline, Negative Discipline, Positive Discipline