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One of the most time-consuming and expensive actions undertaken by a human resource professional involves investigating and subsequently disciplining misconduct by an employee. The repercussions for making a mistake are certainly detrimental to an employee and can be catastrophic to an organization. In that light, discuss the following:

• Present the two most important steps/actions in an investigation of an employee. In other words, to what two aspects of the investigatory process should a human resource professional pay most attention, in your estimation?
• Finally, assess the two most important factors a human resource professional should consider when determining the proper and fair level of discipline that should be taken against an employee who was found "guilty" following an investigation.