The positive discipline approach primarily differs from the progressive discipline approach in which of the following ways? a. The positive discipline approach utilizes "counseling" as the first attempt at addressing the behavior instead of a verbal "reprimand." b. The positive discipline approach does not consider termination as an option for handling employee misconduct. c. The positive discipline approach provides employees with unconditional support and reinforcement in response to misconduct. d. Progressive discipline is used for misconduct while positive discipline is used to reward outstanding performance.

d. Progressive discipline is used for misconduct while positive discipline is used to reward outstanding performance.

Explanation:

In Human Resource Managerment (HRM) which is all about the optimization of the employees performance to make the company more productive, two major discipline approach is adopted.

Progressive discipline which seeks to make violating company policy an unpleasant experience and positive discipline which seeks to eliminate the issues that cause the policy violation in the company.

Example, in progressive discipline, this would involve the verbal reprimand of a worker that comes to work very late (a misconduct) while positive discipline would involve a 50% salary increment for a staff of a company that made the most profound contributions in the company in a given fiscal year (a reward).