As a business owner, your ability to directly supervise employees decreases as the company grows. This gives employees more independence but also increases the risk of negligence since you cannot monitor them as closely. The legal principle of respondeat superior means employers can be held liable for negligent acts committed by employees on the job. To minimize this liability risk, businesses need plans to reduce negligence even when supervision is remote.

1. As an entrepreneur, you likely have the objective that one day
you will have a very successful company with employees to
help you accomplish your mission. When your company grows
your ability to monitor the activities of your employees
diminishes. While your direct supervision of all of your
employees diminishes their ability to act independently
increases. As your employees develop more authority to act on
behalf of your company, there is a corresponding greater chance
that someone might act in some negligent way resulting in the
physical or financial injury to someone. The legal doctrine of
respondeat superior
states that an employer may be held legally responsible for the
negligent acts of his/her employees while those employees were
considered legal agents of the employer or were otherwise
acting within the scope of their employ.
Minimum 2 pages
Minimum 2 scholarly sources
Please review attached assignment rubric
Reducing Employee Negligence
100 %
Innovative

2. 4 ptsDynamic
3.2 ptsShines
2.8 ptsStarting
2.4 ptsHaven't Started
0 pts
Action Plan
35 %
Developed an action plan to minimize employee negligence.
Innovative
Developed 5 or more statements which were either value
statements or action steps to reduce the chance employees
engage in negligent acts that increase liability for business;
clear, focused, detailed.
Dynamic
Developed at least 3 statements which were either value
statements or action steps to reduce the chance employees
engage in negligent acts that increase liability for business;
clear and focused.
Shines
Developed statements which were somewhat either a value
statement or action step to reduce the chance employees engage

3. in negligent acts that increase liability for business; lacked
some clarity and focus.
Starting
Vaguely developed statements which were either a value
statement or action step to reduce the chance employees engage
in negligent acts that increase liability for business; minimally
responsive.
Haven't Started
Did not complete.
Quick feedback: (recent)
Cause and Effect
30 %
Implementation plan to meet the “cause-and-effect” test.
Innovative
Implementation statement met the "cause and effect" test
accompanied each (all) action plan statement and included
mechanism for success in reducing negligent acts even when
"supervisor isn't watching."
Dynamic
Implementation statement met the "cause and effect" test
accompanied most action plan statements and included
mechanism for success in reducing negligent acts even when

4. "supervisor isn't watching."
Shines
Implementation statement met the "cause and effect" test
accompanied at least 1 action plan statement and included
mechanism for success in reducing negligent acts even when
"supervisor isn't watching."
Starting
Implementation statements included but they did not met the
"cause and effect" test.
Haven't Started
Did not complete.
Quick feedback: (recent)
Research
15 %
Completed with use of research.
Innovative
Used both primary and secondary research during process;
clearly used research.
Dynamic
Used both primary and secondary research during process but

5. did not clearly use research.
Shines
Used either primary or secondary research during process but
not both.
Starting
Minimally used research during process.
Haven't Started
Did not use any research.
Quick feedback: (recent)
Writing Mechanics
10 %
Clarity in writing, spelling, grammar.
Innovative
The writing had no spelling and grammar errors and was clear.
Dynamic
The writing had minor spelling and grammar errors and was
clear.
Shines

6. The writing had minor spelling and grammar errors; writing was
somewhat unclear.
Starting
The writing had major spelling and grammar errors; writing was
somewhat unclear.
Haven't Started
The writing was grossly unclear and/or had major spelling and
grammar errors.
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APA Formatting
10 %
Proper in-text citations and reference page for APA format.
Innovative
Both in-text citations and references were in APA format, has
no formatting errors.
Dynamic
Both in-text citations and references were in APA format, has
minimal formatting errors.
Shines
Both in-text citations and references were in APA format, has

7. major formatting errors.
Starting
Either in-text citations or references were not in APA format.
Haven't Started
No APA formatting for in-text citations and references.