Re: Insubordination in Organizations - Definition, extent; vis-a-vis employee's right
i would highly appreciate if someone could explain in subordination in an organizational setting - definition, extent; vis-a-vis employee's rights.
thanks
immaya
I'm curious about the circumstances/reasons for posing the question. Is the OP embroiled in a personal dispute (either side - accused or accuser) or is it a school-type question?
In truth, "insubordination" is a highly subjective term, depending on one's point of view.
Each case is almost unique. I can immediately think of dozens of scenarios where a manager "could" level insubordination charges while the accused could defend on grounds of safety, ethics, or "not my job," and could probably find actual cases to fit those imagined scenarios.
Certainly, government laws and regulations come into play. We had a recent thread discussing whether a pregnant woman should disclose her pregnancy to a future employer. We learned that in at least one country, an employer could demand pregnancy tests for candidates and current employees and terminate employment based on results. While that might be repugnant to many of us, it remains the law of that land and perfectly legal for the employer to do so. Obviously, it seems to me, it would follow that refusal to take such a test would be "insubordination" and also grounds for employment termination.